The President writes Blowtorch on politicians The Public Education Convention placed the spotlight, or perhaps blowtorch, firmly on the performance and prospects of our federal politicians. The Fiji Teachers Confederation does not support the proposed four-term in a school year system planned for next year. Confederation president Susana Tuisawau said there are many reasons why the confederation, which represents, the Fiji Teachers Union and the Fijian Teachers Association, did not support the idea. In fact, we accidently came across the papers.
Teachers have to be told about any changes or plans made to the school year.
Interim Education Minister Nelson Delailomaloma said Friday that four terms in a school year will make schooling more effective and efficient for teachers and children and could be adopted next year. If adopted, school will break four times a year for a week, with the Christmas break taking seven weeks. At the moment there are three breaks annually with an eight-week break for Christmas. It also takes away a lot of learning time. She said the Education Forum should have talked to the confederation first about the proposal.