SLPP’s Five-Year Education Report Card: Progress or Peril in Sierra Leone’s Struggling System?
By the Sierra Leone Live Team.
In 2018, the SLPP manifesto highlighted the deplorable condition of Sierra Leone’s education system, tracing its decline to the APC’s first assumption of power in 1968. The analysis of the situation revealed a bleak picture, with low enrollment rates, poor access to education, and a lack of qualified teachers at all levels.
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) was described as being neglected, whereas university education faced obstacles such as a lack of infrastructure, insufficient research facilities, and a rise in partisanship.
The transition from a 6-3-3-4 to a 6-3-4-4 education system had negative effects on teen pregnancy and dropout rates among females.
As Sierra Leone Live investigates the path taken by the SLPP since 2018, pertinent questions must be posed.
- Has the SLPP improved the education system in Sierra Leone and turned the tide?
- Have the initiatives launched by the SLPP government been successful in addressing the issues highlighted in their manifesto?
- Are there any accomplishments to be proud of?
- Has the SLPP increased access to education, especially for vulnerable populations and those living in remote areas?
- In the past five years, have teacher qualifications and training programs improved, resulting in a more qualified teaching force?
- Was the SLPP successful in addressing the neglect of TVET, standardizing its curriculum, and completing the National TVET Policy?
- Has the SLPP addressed university education’s challenges, such as poor infrastructure, insufficient research facilities, and politicization?
- How has the SLPP responded to the shift from 6-3-3-4 to 6-3-4-4 in the education system, and has this response been effective in reducing teen pregnancy and school dropout rates among girls?
We will examine the goals and outcomes of the SLPP’s efforts in the education sector over the past five years in greater detail.
The focus of our investigation will be on enrollment rates, access to education, teacher qualifications, improvements to TVET and university education, and the impact of the 6-3-4-4 education system on girls’ education.
Sierra Leone Live aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the SLPP’s performance in education, evaluating their policies and programs, and determining if the situation has improved since the bleak forecast presented in their 2018 manifesto.
Join us as we examine the successes and failures of the Sierra Leone People’s Party’s (SLPP) education initiatives and their impact on Sierra Leone’s future.
