Transcript School Discipline Initiative Status Report

Promotion of a Culture of
Legality and Justice in T&T
Presented by: Erlene Benjamin
Introduction
The presentation seeks to share best
practices carried out by the Ministry of
Education to:
• address the promotion of democratic values
and practices in schools in T&T.
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YTC Mentoring Programme
• Programmes held in 20 schools in 2005.
• 4895 students reached in 2005.
• In 2004-2005, a total of 35 schools and
10,200 students have been engaged in the
programme.
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Security Initiatives:
Strengthen and enhance the security system
in schools
Recruitment of School Safety
Officers
Summary
SSOs Employed
Male SSOs
Female SSOs
Schools with 2 SSOs
Schools with 1 SSO
Total Schools with SSOs
Schools without SSOs
Vacancies
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Trinidad
161
128
33
79
03
82
02
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Tobago
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
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Total
161
128
33
79
03
82
09
21
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Police Lectures
•Training of 83 Deans in the
identification and reporting of
infractions of the law, was conducted
in September – October 2004. SSOs
and TTPS are conducting “in school”
training.
•School lectures are being conducted
in schools.
Effect of Strategies on the
School Environment
• 50% reduction in suspension notices issued
to secondary school students.
• Schools with safety officers deployed have
no police presence.
• Reduction in the reports of incident/accident
related injuries in schools.
• Increase in the number of PTAs and Student
Councils in secondary schools.
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The Way Forward
• Scientific evaluation of the impact of the Action
Plan initiatives on school discipline by the DERE
(based on the baseline assessment conducted at the
commencement of the programme). Data for two
years following have been collected.
• Education for Democratic Citizenship Programme
is a component of the MNS’s Citizen Security
Programme.
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End of Presentation
Thank You