Challenges in the Education Sector

• Challenges in the sector have compromised the quality of teaching and learning in that it is not possible to provide individual attention to learners.
• Dealing with large classes means that learners cannot be given adequate number of assessment tasks in order to test if they have acquired the required competencies and skills.
• When assessments are conducted, particularly informal assessment tasks, feedback is delayed. Teachers rely in most instances on learners having to mark their own tasks, or having learners marking each other’s tasks.
• This has compromised the quality of feedback and remedial action.
• Perpetual under-performance of learners due to teachers being unable to deal with challenges brought about by large class sizes has created a lot of stress for teachers, resulting in many leaving the profession and a lot more facing fatigue, depression and ill-health.
• Learners who feel excluded by the system also end up creating disciplinary problems for the teacher, with many failing to progress and dropping out of the system.