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| Year | Title | Category | Status | Summary | Approval | Tags | Link | hf:doc_categories | hf:doc_tags |
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| 2024 | National Guidelines on Accelerated Education for Out-Of-School Children and Youth | Guideline | Completed | This aims to promote the harmonization, coordination, and quality of accelerated education services in Sierra Leone, ensuring access to education for out-of-school children and youth who missed formal education. | Minister's Assent | Alternative Education, Community Learning Centres, Community Participation in Education, Education for Marginalized Groups, Education Monitoring and Evaluation, Education Policy, Education Quality Standards, Education Retention Strategies, Education Transition Programs, Educational Assessments, Educational Best Practices, Educational Pathways, Equity in Education, Flexible Education Programs, Holistic Learning, Inclusive Education, Learner-Centred Approaches, Non-Formal Education, Radical Inclusion, Safe Learning Environments, Sierra Leone Education, Teacher Professional Development | guideline | alternative-education community-learning-centres community-participation-in-education education-for-marginalized-groups education-monitoring-and-evaluation education-policy education-quality-standards education-retention-strategies education-transition-programs educational-assessments educational-best-practices educational-pathways equity-in-education flexible-education-programs holistic-learning inclusive-education learner-centred-approaches non-formal-education radical-inclusion safe-learning-environments sierra-leone-education teacher-professional-development | |
| 2023 | Basic and Senior Secondary Education Act | Act | Completed | Aims to restructure and reform the Basic and Senior Secondary Education system to make it more relevant, compulsory, all-inclusive and rights-based, to improve the governance structure in the schools, and to provide for other related matters. | Cabinet Approved | act | |||
| 2022 | Education Sector Plan (2022-2026) | Framework | Completed | Highlighted GoSL 5 year education agenda for ensuring free quality basic and senior secondary education; and strengthening tertiary and higher education. | Cabinet Approved | Assessment, Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Comprehensive Safety, Education Agenda, Equity, Instructional Core, Learning Outcomes, MBSSE, National Innovation and Digital Strategy (NIDS 2019-2029), NCTVA, Quality Education, Quality Teaching and Learning, Radical Inclusion, Safety, Special Needs Education, STEAM, Teaching and Learning Resources, Tertiary and Higher Education, UNESCO, Universal Access | framework | assessment basic-and-senior-secondary-education comprehensive-safety education-agenda equity instructional-core learning-outcomes mbsse national-innovation-and-digital-strategy-nids-2019-2029 nctva quality-education quality-teaching-and-learning radical-inclusion safety special-needs-education steam teaching-and-learning-resources tertiary-and-higher-education unesco universal-access | |
| 2023 | Teacher Incentivisation Scheme | Guideline | Proposed (not started) | An incentivisation scheme to enhance deployment of teachers across the country. | guideline | ||||
| 2023 | ICT in Education | Guideline | Proposed (not started) | Sets out provisions for Information Communication Technology use in the Education Sector and protocol around information sharing. | guideline | ||||
| 2023 | Distribution and Utilisation of Teaching and Learning Materials | Guideline | Proposed (not started) | Set out standards for the procurement, distribution and utilisation of government supplied teaching and learning materials. | guideline | ||||
| 2022 | Curriculum Framework and Guidelines for Senior Secondary Education in SL | Curriculum | Completed | A reference platform that orients, guides, links and anchors senior secondary education in SL. | Minister's Assent | curriculum | |||
| 2022 | Adolescent Health and Life Skills Manual | Curriculum | Completed | To empower learners at senior secondary level with the knowledge that enables them to make informed decisions about life choices. | Minister's Assent | curriculum | |||
| 2022 | Comprehensive Sexuality Education | Curriculum | Completed | To empower learners at Primary and JSS with the knowledge that enables them to make informed decisions about life choices. | Minister's Assent | curriculum | |||
| 2021 | Curriculum Framework and Guidelines for Basic Education in SL | Curriculum | Completed | A reference platform that orients, guides, links and anchors basic education in SL. | Minister's Assent | curriculum | |||
| 2019 | Code of Conduct for Teachers and Other Professionals | Manual | Completed | Sets out standards of professional behaviour for teachers and other education personnel in their relationships with learners, colleagues, parents and the general public. | Minister's Assent | MBSSE, Standards, TSC Act 2011 | manual | mbsse standards tsc-act-2011 | |
| 2021 | MBSSE Policy E-Book V1 | Manual | Completed | An e-book detailing partners work on transforming education delivery through evidence and practice. | Minister's Assent | Adolescent Girls, Concern Worldwide, EdTech Hub, Education Data Hub, Education Delivery, Education Partnerships Group, EMIS, Evidence-Informed, Inclusive Education, Inclusive Pedagogies and Practice, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Learning Needs, Leh Wi Lan, Management and Functional Review, MBSSE, Out-of-School, Partners, Public Sector Reform Unit, Safe Learning Model, Service Delivery, SRGBV, Systems-level Analysis, Transformative Gender Approaches, UK Aid, User Research | manual | adolescent-girls concern-worldwide edtech-hub education-data-hub education-delivery education-partnerships-group emis evidence-informed inclusive-education inclusive-pedagogies-and-practice international-rescue-committee-irc learning-needs leh-wi-lan management-and-functional-review mbsse out-of-school partners public-sector-reform-unit safe-learning-model service-delivery srgbv systems-level-analysis transformative-gender-approaches uk-aid user-research | |
| 2021 | Board of Governors Training Manual | Manual | Completed | A training guide that focuses on empowering SMCs with the required knowledge and skills in executing their roles – management of primary schools. | Minister's Assent | manual | |||
| 2021 | School Management Committee Training Manual | Manual | Completed | A training guide that focuses on empowering BoGs with the required knowledge and skills in executing their roles – management of Secondary schools. | Minister's Assent | Board of Governors (BoGs), Financial Management, Performance-based School Financing (PbSF), School Management | manual | board-of-governors-bogs financial-management performance-based-school-financing-pbsf school-management | |
| 2018 | Reducing Violence in School Manual | Manual | Completed | A handbook detailing mechanisms for the reduction of violence in Schools. | Minister's Assent | Alpha Osman Timbo, Boards of Governors, Gender Equality, Girls’ Learning and Disability Inclusion (GLADI) Project, MBSSE, Mott MacDonald, Safety, School-Based Violence, Special Needs, UK Aid, UNICEF, Violence, Vulnerable Students | manual | alpha-osman-timbo boards-of-governors gender-equality girls-learning-and-disability-inclusion-gladi-project mbsse mott-macdonald safety school-based-violence special-needs uk-aid unicef violence vulnerable-students | |
| 2021 | Continuous Assessment Training Manual | Manual | Completed | A handbook for teachers that detail out formative evaluation procedures for school pupils. | Minister's Assent | manual | |||
| 2021 | Creating Safer Schools: Alternatives to Corporal Punishment in Schools | Manual | Completed | A training booklet to end the use of corporal punishment in schools. | Minister's Assent | manual | |||
| 2022 | School Quality Assurance Framework | Framework | Completed | A tool for ensuring quality education delivery and school improvement in Sierra Leone. | Minister's Assent | framework | |||
| 2022 | National Strategy for Out of School Children | Framework | Completed | Provides a framework for the rollout of support to Out of School Children in Sierra Leone. | Minister's Assent | Alternatives, Barriers, Child Rights, Child Welfare Committees, Children, Incentives, Inclusion, Irish Aid, Medium-term National Development Plan 2019-2023, National Strategy, OOSC, Rights, Routes, Safety, School Management Committees, System Strengthening, UNICEF | framework | alternatives barriers child-rights child-welfare-committees children incentives inclusion irish-aid medium-term-national-development-plan-2019-2023 national-strategy oosc rights routes safety school-management-committees system-strengthening unicef | |
| 2022 | Use of School Subsidy | Guideline | Completed | Highlighted GoSL 5 year education agenda for ensuring free quality basic and senior secondary education; and strengthening tertiary and higher education. | Cabinet Approved | guideline | |||
| 2021 | School Approval | Guideline | Completed | Provides criteria and clear process for the approval of schools. | Minister's Assent | guideline | |||
| 2022 | Radical Inclusion Implementation Plan | Guideline | Completed | Provides a clear pathway on how the Radical Inclusion Policy should be implemented. Actors roles and responsibilities and monitoring frameworks. | Minister's Assent | Dr David Moinina Sengeh, Education Partnerships Group, Free Quality School Education (FQSE), Governance and Coordination, Governance Structures, Implementation Plan, MBSSE, Monitoring Evaluation and Learning, UK Aid, Workplan | guideline | dr-david-moinina-sengeh education-partnerships-group free-quality-school-education-fqse governance-and-coordination governance-structures implementation-plan mbsse monitoring-evaluation-and-learning uk-aid workplan | |
| 2022-23 | Non Formal Education Policy | Policy | In Progress | Provides coverage for Non-Formal Education in Sierra Leone. | In Progress | policy | |||
| 2022-23 | Basic and Senior Secondary Education Policy | Policy | In Progress | Replaces the 2010 Education Policy; it will focus on the holistic provision of Basic and Senior secondary Education in Sierra Leone. | In Progress | policy | |||
| 2020 | MBSSE Guide to Policy Development | Tool | Completed | Contains a template for the drafting of policies and guidelines to ensure consistency and coherency in the MBSSE policy development process. | Minister's Assent | Development, DFID, Dr David Moinina Sengeh, Dr Yatta Kanu, Education Partnerships Group, Evaluation, FCDO, Formulation, Operations Planning and Policy, OPP, Policy Cycle, Policy Development, Policy Guide, Policy Maintenance and Succession, SOPs, Standard Operating Procedures, Standards, Template, Tool, UK Aid | tool | development dfid dr-david-moinina-sengeh dr-yatta-kanu education-partnerships-group evaluation fcdo formulation operations-planning-and-policy opp policy-cycle policy-development policy-guide policy-maintenance-and-succession sops standard-operating-procedures standards template tool uk-aid | |
| 2022 | School Catchment Area Planner | Tool | Completed | To support the selection and prioritisation for building new schools, renovating older ones and other infrastructure related concerns. | Minister's Assent | MBSSE Directorate of Planning and Policy Tools, New Schools, Old Schools, Prioritisation, Renovation, School Approval, School Infrastructure, Selection, WASH Facilities | tool | mbsse-directorate-of-planning-and-policy-tools new-schools old-schools prioritisation renovation school-approval school-infrastructure selection wash-facilities | |
| 2022-23 | Teaching Service Commission Act 2011 (Revised) | Act | In Progress | Revised in harmony with other education related legislations. | In Progress | act | |||
| 2022-23 | West African Examination Council Act (Revised) | Act | In progress | Revised to capture contemporary examination practices. | In progress | act | |||
| 2022-23 | Comprehensive School Safety Policy | Policy | In Progress | It will provide a holistic coverage of school safety issues. | In Progress | Abuse, CSSP, Disaster Risk Reduction, Dr David Moinina Sengeh, Dr Yatta Kanu, Education Partnerships Group, FCDO, MBSSE, Multi-sectoral, Physical Infrastructure, Protection, Safe School Facilities and Learning Environment, Violence | policy | abuse cssp disaster-risk-reduction dr-david-moinina-sengeh dr-yatta-kanu education-partnerships-group fcdo mbsse multi-sectoral physical-infrastructure protection safe-school-facilities-and-learning-environment violence | |
| 2020 | Teacher Management Policy | Policy | Completed | Ensures the overall management of teachers and teaching related issues. | Cabinet Approved | Better Teachers Stronger Nation, Deployment, Guidelines for Teacher Recruitment, Leave, MBSSE, Resignation, Retirement, Separation, Teacher Management, Teaching, Teaching Service Commission (TSC), Termination, TSC Act 2011 | policy | better-teachers-stronger-nation deployment guidelines-for-teacher-recruitment leave mbsse resignation retirement separation teacher-management teaching teaching-service-commission-tsc termination tsc-act-2011 | |
| 2020 | Teacher Registration and Licensing | Policy | Completed | Supports the registration and licensing of teachers for effective education planning and delivery. | Cabinet Approved | Education Planning and Delivery | policy | education-planning-and-delivery | |
| 2020 | Teacher Development and Performance | Policy | Completed | Supports the holistic professional development of teachers. | Cabinet Approved | Accountability, Better Teachers Stronger Nation, Certification, Compliance, Eastern Polytechnic (EP), Ernest Bai Koroma University of Science & Technology (EBKUST), Fourah Bay College, Freetown Teachers’ College (FTC), Licensing, MBSSE, MMCET - Milton Margai College of Education & Technology, Njala University (NU), Probation, Professional Development, Promoting Teacher Effectiveness, School Leaders, Teachers, Teaching Force, Teaching Service Commission (TSC), TSC Act 2011, University of Sierra Leone (FBC-USL) | policy | accountability better-teachers-stronger-nation certification compliance eastern-polytechnic-ep ernest-bai-koroma-university-of-science-technology-ebkust fourah-bay-college freetown-teachers-college-ftc licensing mbsse mmcet-milton-margai-college-of-education-technology njala-university-nu probation professional-development promoting-teacher-effectiveness school-leaders teachers teaching-force teaching-service-commission-tsc tsc-act-2011 university-of-sierra-leone-fbc-usl | |
| 2021 | National Policy on School Feeding | Policy | Completed | Aims at procuring and providing locally produced and processed nutritious and healthy school meals to pupils and contributes to education attainment and improvement of children’s nutritional status. | Cabinet Approved | Cognitive Development, Completion, Decentralised, Food Security, Free Quality School Education (FQSE), Gender Parity, Health, Homegrown, Locally Produced, MBSSE, Nutrition, Private Sector, School Meals, SDG 2: Zero Hunger, Smallholder Farmers, World Food Programme | policy | cognitive-development completion decentralised food-security free-quality-school-education-fqse gender-parity health homegrown locally-produced mbsse nutrition private-sector school-meals sdg-2-zero-hunger smallholder-farmers world-food-programme | |
| 2020 | Teacher Employer Relations | Policy | Completed | Deals with the relationships between teachers and their institutions (Employers). | Cabinet Approved | Code of Conduct, Equal Employment Opportunity, Ethics, MBSSE, NASSIT, Promotion, Recruitment, Responsibilities of Teachers, Teaching Service Commission (TSC), Working Environment | policy | code-of-conduct equal-employment-opportunity ethics mbsse nassit promotion recruitment responsibilities-of-teachers teaching-service-commission-tsc working-environment | |
| 2021 | School Health Policy | Policy | Completed | To enable all school-age students’ access to a basic package of school health. | Cabinet Approved | Adolescents, Basic Health Package, Child Marriage, DFID, Disease Control, Disease Prevention, Dr David Moinina Sengeh, Dr Erin Maughan, Dr Sartie Kenneh, Free Healthcare Initiative (FHCI), Free Quality School Education (FQSE), Health, Health Education, Health Skills, MBSSE, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Mrs Patricia Bah, Ms Junova Ellis, National School and Adolescent Health Programme, National Strategy, Preventive Care Services, Prof. Alpha Tejan Wurie, Regulations, Safety, School Health Councils, SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, World Health Organisation (WHO) | policy | adolescents basic-health-package child-marriage dfid disease-control disease-prevention dr-david-moinina-sengeh dr-erin-maughan dr-sartie-kenneh free-healthcare-initiative-fhci free-quality-school-education-fqse health health-education health-skills mbsse ministry-of-health-and-sanitation mrs-patricia-bah ms-junova-ellis national-school-and-adolescent-health-programme national-strategy preventive-care-services prof-alpha-tejan-wurie regulations safety school-health-councils sdg-3-good-health-and-well-being world-health-organisation-who | |
| 2021 | Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy | Policy | Completed | Provides an overarching framework with shared vision, mission, goals, and objectives for the delivery of holistic ECD interventions and services for all children ages 0 to 8 years in Sierra Leone. | Cabinet Approved | 0-8 Years, Child Rights, Child Welfare, Children, ECD, Foundational Learning, Interventions, MBSSE, Overarching Framework, SDG 4: Education, Services, UNICEF, World Health Organisation (WHO) | policy | 0-8-years child-rights child-welfare children ecd foundational-learning interventions mbsse overarching-framework sdg-4-education services unicef world-health-organisation-who | |
| 2021 | School Infrastructure and Catchment Area Planning | Policy | Completed | Aims to increase the quality of planning and coordination when implementing civil works and improvements to school infrastructure. | Cabinet Approved | Access, Civil Works, Coordination, Free Quality School Education (FQSE), Improvement, Inclusive, MBSSE, National Development Plan, Needs-based Planning, Planning, Quality Education, Safe, School Infrastructure, Transparent Projections | policy | access civil-works coordination free-quality-school-education-fqse improvement inclusive mbsse national-development-plan needs-based-planning planning quality-education safe school-infrastructure transparent-projections | |
| 2021 | National Policy on Radical Inclusion in Schools | Policy | Completed | Seeks to ensure that schools throughout Sierra Leone are accessible to, and inclusive of, all children – especially those that are typically marginalised or excluded | Cabinet Approved | Access, Adolescents, Barriers, Child Rights, Children with Disabilities, Dr David Moinina Sengeh, EPG, Equity, Excluded, FCDO, Girls, Inclusive Education, Low Income, Marginalised, MBSSE, OOSC, OPP, Out of School Children, Parent Learners, Persons with Disabilities Act, Pregnant, Rural, SDG 1: Poverty, SDG 4: Education, Underserved, UNFPA | policy | access adolescents barriers child-rights children-with-disabilities dr-david-moinina-sengeh epg equity excluded fcdo girls inclusive-education low-income marginalised mbsse oosc opp out-of-school-children parent-learners persons-with-disabilities-act pregnant rural sdg-1-poverty sdg-4-education underserved unfpa |
Highlighted Policy
School Feeding
May 2021
Why school feeding? The literature on school feeding is replete with research and evidence on its multiple potential benefits as an effective social safety net for vulnerable children, families, and communities. The specific benefits include increasing access to school and promoting enrolment,regular school attendance, retention, enhanced performance, cognitive development, promotion of gender parity and completion of school. Delivered with good quality nutritious food commodities, school feeding contributes to the improvement of the health and nutritional status of children. A nationally owned and run home-grown school feeding of the kind that is the object of this policy puts a considerable premium on the multi-faceted aspect of school feeding including linking school feeding activities with local food production and procurement that can trigger social and economic development of communities.
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