OVER 41,000 public primary school pupils across four local councils in Bayelsa State are set to continue their journey to exceptional learning outcomes as schools resume on August 28.

The pupils are the first set of beneficiaries of the state government’s basic education reform programme, BayelsaPRIME, which was introduced in 222 public primary schools in February.

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The Commissioner for Education, Dr. Gentle Emelah, disclosed that since inception, BayelsaPRIME has up-skilled over 2,000 teachers, enhancing their capacity to deliver impactful classes and manage their schools using modern education technology.

As part of the reform, he said, a scientifically proven method of teaching and learning has been implemented and fit-for-purpose textbooks adopted to improve numeracy and literacy skills among children.

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He added that all teachers and head teachers have continued to undergo professional development through weekly in-school mentorship from supervisors, as well as learning and development officers.

Emelah said: “We are full of optimism and anticipate a better managed basic education system as schools resume.

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“We are particularly excited to continue on the path of reform, which has so far seen our teachers sit up and face their duties more squarely since the BayelsaPRIME reform was introduced.”