Government of Jordan

Published purpose

This project aims to secure a future for children and youth by improving the quality of education in Jordan. The project responds to the priorities of Jordan’s Ministry of Education to: (1) strengthen the decentralized system for school planning and improvements; (2) provide appropriate teacher training to new graduates who are not currently sufficiently prepared before they start their teaching careers; (3) train supervisors to provide direct support, coaching and mentoring to new teachers; and (4) make schools, districts and units within the Ministry of Education more accountable for achieving educational reforms. Some project activities include: (1) providing modest grants to 3,725 schools, including schools hosting high numbers of Syrian refugee children, to improve teaching and learning; (2) providing comprehensive pre-service training to recruits with no previous teacher training; (3) developing guidelines and providing training on pedagogical principles to help supervisors support teachers; and (4) providing training for different employee groups on their roles, responsibilities and clear benchmarks to help achieve Ministry of Education objectives.