Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday led a consultation aimed at strengthening special education teaching.
A release from the ministry said that Manickchand disclosed that a special pathway programme will commence in September at the CPCE to train those interested in becoming Special Education Needs (SEN) teachers.
The consultation was held in the Conference Centre at the Cyril Potter College (CPCE) of Education’s Turkeyen Campus.
The release said that the purpose of the consultation was to hear from teachers within this specific area about what they believe the Ministry can do to improve the SEN sector in terms of delivery and the needs of students and teachers.
Manickchand said that SEN cannot be ignored and that it is an area that the Ministry as well as the government feel strongly about.
The release said that the teachers raised several points about how the system for SEN students and teachers can be improved at the various institutions and nationally.
Manickchand told the educators that the Ministry is genuine about moving the sector forward and that this cannot be done without their contribution. She said that she believes that the Ministry is on a strong platform to move the sector forward.
