CPCE launches ‘pillars of inclusion’ programmes to enhance equitable education

The Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) on Wednesday officially launched four new programmes designed to address certain gaps in the education sector.

The programmes are Health and Family Life Education (HFLE), Literacy Education, Special Education Needs and Disabilities Education (SEND), and Graduate Teacher Education.

The significance of four new programmes could not be overstated on at the ceremony at CPCE Turkeyen Campus.

CPCE’s Vice Principal, Tamsin Henry Granville highlighted that these programmes are crucial.

“Today marks a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to transforming education and empowering the next generation with the tools and knowledge to strive in an ever evolving world.

“These programmes are more than initiatives, they are pillars of inclusion,” Granville said.

Through the SEND programme, equitable opportunities will be created for all learners while the Literacy Education programme will focus on developing the very basis of education – reading and comprehension skills.

The HFLE programme will promote life skills and values, preparing children to become resilient adults.

Finally, the Graduate Teacher Education programme offers teachers with relevant subject degrees an opportunity to earn a teacher’s certificate in just one year.

“…thus propelling rapid development in the education sector in theoretical, pedagogical, technological and practical facets,” the Vice Principal stated.

CPCE Director Julie Jailall in her remarks described the programmes as bridge programmes aimed at supporting the holistic development of children and addressing gaps in the education system.

“I would like to emphasise that the ultimate beneficiaries of the four programmes are the students in our schools, we are training teachers in the four programmes that are very, very critical to the bridge the gap,” Jailall said.

Meanwhile, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand hailed the new programmes as transformative, building on what is already offered in classrooms.

“You are going to see more from us, you are going to see better from us, you are going to see our commitments being strengthened and honoured,” Manickchand highlighted.

The four programmes represent a significant step forward in creating a more inclusive and effective education system, ensuring that students and teachers both have the necessary tools to succeed.