Presented by Brunei Delegates : Hjh Noor Ehsan Hj Noor Kaseh Hjh Lena Mohommad Hassan Department of Schools Ministry of education

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1 Ministry Of Education Brunei Darussalam Presented by Brunei Delegates : Hjh Noor Ehsan Hj Noor Kaseh Hjh Lena Mohommad Hassan Department of Schools Ministry of education Brunei Darussalam

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3 NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM CAPITAL BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE MALAY TOTAL POPULATION 408,786 (July 2011 estimate)

4 Brunei Darussalam: Introduction Relatively a small country, small population, very peaceful country 7 ethnic races (Brunei Malay, Kedayan, Tutong, Dusun, Belait, Bisaya, Murut, ) Rich linguistic diversity of languages and local dialects Malay Language Official language English Language medium of instruction in in schools widely use in business Development of strong oral tradition among its people

5 Brunei Darussalam welfare free medical Free education from primary schools to tertiary education for its citizens Education is taught both in Malay and English. The official language is Bahasa Melayu or Malay and English is widely used in offices and education.

6 Education Pre school and lower primary schools are taught in both Malay and English Language including Chinese in Chinese schools Upper primary, secondary and higher institution and tertiary education taught in English. Religious schools are taught both in Malay and Arabic languages, English is an additional subject Chinese schools would be taught in Malay, English and Chinese.

7 Continuation : Brunei Malay is widely used and standard Malay is used in teaching in schools English Language is the second, third and can be the fourth language for Bruneians. Therefore teaching language can be very challenging to teachers.

8 Number of schools and teachers Schools Local Teachers Contract CfBT Total Primary (120 schools) Secondary/Sixt h Form Colleges (34 schools) Total

9 English Language teachers Language teachers are made up of locals who are trained in TESL either from University Brunei Darussalam or United Kingdom contract teachers from Malaysia, India also supplied by Centre for British Teachers (United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa)

10 Teacher s education and professional qualification Local teachers : 1. Majority trained in English Language either locally at University Brunei Darussalam or from well known Universities in United Kingdom 2. Where first degree is not in Education, teachers do three semester program in Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) at University Brunei Darussalam (UBD) Or 3. Teachers pursue a Masters in Teaching Programme at UBD or oversea in relevant fields.

11 Contract Teachers 24 contract teachers from Malaysia (5), United Kingdom(2), Australia(1), New Zealand (1) and India (15). are Well qualified and very experienced have vast teaching experience in their country of origin and they are very committed and dedicated towards their profession in Brunei Darussalam.

12 Centre for British Teachers (CfBT) fully qualified from universities in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada or Ireland); with at least 3 years of experience (2 in primary) and relevant exposure to students for whom English is a second or foreign language. On top of this, many have extra qualifications and experience which compliment the new SPN21 assessments and resource development. Many are contributing their ideas and effort in SiGs Special Interest Groups for BCATS, materials development Committee, Lower Secondary English Reading Project just to name a few. At least 4 CfBT teachers are on regular SCOPE program which runs throughout the year since 2006.

13 Teacher s Competency The Department of Schools in collaboration with Human Resource Department,Department of Examinations, Department of Curriculum Development and Department of Insspectorate have taken a lot of initiatives in providing professional support to local teachers both at Primary and Secondary levels to raise their level of competency in their teaching. CfBT teachers and managers also provide a range of capacity building inputs for CfBT and Bruneian teachers, in line with CfBT s contract with the MoE. Customised SEAMEO RELC (Regional English Language Centre) workshops were run locally for at least 30 teachers from Primary and 30 Secondary schools at one time and cost effective. Workshops are customized according to the Brunei s needs. Moreover, these teachers in turn become facilitators for cascading sharing sessions. As a result, more teachers are able to enhance their knowledge in different areas

14 Professional and skill enhancements workshops and trainings 1. Professional Development Workshops for Local English Language Teachers (10 sessions) 2. SCOPE (Senior Cambridge O Level Public Examination) 3. IGCSE Workshops (up to 8 sessions) 4. LSERP (Lower Secondary English Reading Programme) 5. Customised RELC Teaching Reading Workshop for 30 secondary teachers 6. Customised RELC Teaching Writing Workshop for 30 seondary teachers 7. Customised RELC Teaching Listening and Oral Communication Skills Workshop for 30 teachers 8. Customised RELC Language Curriculum and Materials Development Workshop 9. Drama workshop 10. School Based Assessment for Learning (SBAfL) 1. New local teachers 2. Form 4 and Form 5 teachers 3. Local, contract and CfBT IGCSE teachers 4. Year 7 & 8 local teachers Reading Adjudicators 5. Local and contract teachers at all levels 6. Local and contract teachers at all levels 7. Local and contract teachers at all levels 8. Local and contract teachers at all levels 9. Year 7 local teachers 10. Year 7 and Year 8 teachers

15 Role of Teachers Training and Development Unit of The Department of Schools : Evaluate Training Need Analysis for improvement and enhancement) Based on Schools Inspectorate reports, School Heads, Heads of Department, Appraisals, Dialogues, School Based Committee, Surveys and Questionnaires

16 Coordinate trainings in schools or at training centre 1. By Monitoring Post Training Evaluations : Short term (3 or 6 months) Long term ( 1 year) for applications and effectiveness 2. Through reports : individual, School heads, Senior masters, Head of departments, observations and students performance 3. Design trainings for newly appointed local English Language teachers with regard to : record book keeping, preparing lesson plans, classroom management etc

17 Innovation in Language Teaching and Training Models : coordinated by both Department of Schools and Human Resource Departments under the Ministry of Education. Short courses : Continuous Professional Development (CPD) 1. To help local teachers in their teaching career 2.To enhance teachers performance. 3. Serves as incentives hours Civil Service Training are also provided

18 Full time/ part time courses : Diplomas, First Degrees (locally/overseas) 1. Diplomas, First Degrees, Masters : (locally/overseas) 2. Masters Degrees and Doctorate : full in service training is the norm Allows teachers to improve/move to the next level Teachers are also allowed to do Part Time or online course take Unpaid Leave / Study Leave to pursue further studies either locally or overseas.

19 Short Courses : Sponsored by Ministry of Education/ Self initiatives and CfBT In House trainings (School initiatives) Overseas (Offered and selected) Customised (Tailor made based on requirement) facilitated by experts in the country or overseas by Regional English Language Centre, Singapore and others Sharing/ cascading sessions for multiplier effects IELTs sponsored by CfBT, Brunei SBAfl trainings in phases in line with SPN21 (Brunei 21 st Century National Education System) IGCSE workshops for teachers new to teaching the subject Professional Development courses for new teachers

20 Overseas courses Short courses available for teachers scrutinized by Department of Schools and ministry of education for its relevancies Teachers represented from secondary, primary and tertiary level participate Work attachments, conferences, seminars and workshops

21 100 Hours Trainings : Requirement for every civil servant to fulfil. Annually analysed Analysed for improvements through individual performance appraisal To dictate enhancement Teachers usually surpassed the 100 hours as initiatives from individuals, schools, departments, Ministry to provide trainings.

22 Others Programmes : Brunei Singapore Joint Working Group School Twinning Programme (Attachement) since 2006 Brunei US Projects Trainings (In country and oversea) and attachement (In ASEAN countries) SEAMEO RELC Annual and customized trainings NGOs such as BELTA, MELTA

23 POPULATION Teachers : Over 7,000 (Secondary and Primary level) Students : 38,000 (Secondary level) Students : 30,000 (Primary Level) Schools : Secondary : 34 (Government) Schools : Primary : 120 (Government)