MANILA — This year, the Department of Education (DepEd) hired 11,580 teachers and created 5,000 administrative officer items to relieve teachers of administrative responsibilities.
According to the DepEd’s year-end achievement report submitted to Malacaang, 15,331 teachers and school leaders received graduate scholarships, while 17,636 were trained in early-grade language literacy.
A total of 161,700 teachers completed subsidized teaching courses through the National Educators’ Academy of the Philippines (NEAP), and 31,700 teachers participated in the Teacher Induction Program.
NEAP is a DepEd-affiliated agency in charge of the design, development, and delivery of professional development for teachers, school leaders, and other teaching-related personnel.
The Department of Education also developed the National Learning Recovery Plan to guide regions, divisions, and schools in addressing learning deficiencies caused by pandemic-related disruptions.
“…the proposed policy is based on learning remediation and intervention, professional development, health, safety, and mental wellness,” according to the DepEd.
The plan, according to DepEd Assistant Secretary Ruby Torio, includes extending the school calendar, establishing a learning support center in schools and community-based learning spaces, conducting summer learning remediation and intervention programs, and hiring more learning support aides.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has stated that it is critical to support teachers and not “scrimp on the amount” spent on children’s education because the country’s future depends on them.
During a meeting with the Filipino community in New York in September, Marcos stated that the DepEd has been actively working to strengthen the Philippines’ education system so that Filipino children are prepared wherever they go.
In several speeches, he stated that the Philippines must improve its performance in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses.
Source: PNA News