Africa-Press – Cape verde. Children are the absolute priority of the Government of Cape Verde, declared the Minister of Education, Amadeu Cruz, on the occasion of the International Day of this layer. In this sense, he assured that transformative and innovative measures are being taken to protect the fundamental rights of children and adolescents.
“Education, being a fundamental right of children, has deserved all the attention of the Government, which has been continuously working on creating an ecosystem that promotes the quality of education in Cape Verde”, underlined the minister, in a publication made on his page. from Facebook.
In this sense, he stressed that the ministry has been adopting a set of measures to guarantee quality and inclusive education.
“In particular, in the universalization of pre-school education, ensuring that no child aged 4-5 years is out of pre-school education and the extension of Compulsory Basic Education until the 8th year of schooling”, he stated.
renovations
These measures also include, according to the same source, the continuous improvement of the educational system through the reforms of Basic and Secondary Education, the implementation of the National System of Assessment of Students’ Learning, the operationalization of the System of Continuous Training for Teachers and the restructuring of the Communication and Educational Technologies System.
All, as I said, in order to provide quality education, which results in relevant skills for the country’s development.
Inclusion measures
“Also, the Government implemented free access to education, namely the exemption of tuition and fees, ensuring the attendance of all students from the 1st to the 12th year of schooling, as well as all students with disabilities, from preschool to university education, are exempt from paying tuition fees”, he listed, in addition to the National Signaling System for Children with Special Educational Needs.
These measures of cohesion and social, educational and university inclusion, he said, cover more than 140,000 children, adolescents and young people.
“We are focused and working towards achieving the common good, with special attention and dedication to our children, adolescents and young people”, concluded the minister.
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