A housewife, Azza Azrin Juri , 33, guiding her sons Arrizqy Izzran , 7, and Arruzain Izzul, 5, while studying through watching the Didik TV. - IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The StarMY tenure as the Education Ministry director-general from January 2020 to April 2021 was marked by never-before-seen challenges in my 34 years of public service.
There were a lot of uncertainties associated with it. And just when we thought we had gained a better understanding of it, the SARS-CoV-2 virus mutated and kept spreading.At the Education Ministry, our immediate response was to focus on firefighting.
Our educational TV programmes, on the other hand, were designed to meet the needs of students who had no access to learning devices or Internet connectivity. It was for this purpose that the ministry launched DidikTV KPM on Feb 17 this year. Some teachers joined district health officers on the ground to deliver materials to the indigenous communities and those living in remote areas.
Such a centralised organisational structure was necessary as it facilitated a highly coordinated and integrated approach to decision-making. While we had such interactions with the stakeholders pre-pandemic, the crisis highlighted the need to increase them not only to secure feedback from the ground, but also to gain a better understanding of the decisions made.
To further support this effort, the ministry released three guidelines within one and a half years that covered aspects such as the wearing of face masks, as well as the implementation of social distancing and hygiene measures.We received positive responses to the school reopening plan from parents, the community and local authorities. This included making sanitisation preparations, classroom arrangements, as well as entry and exit signage.
That was the first time we conducted the SPM with a second session to make sure that students were not penalised if they contracted Covid-19 or had to undergo quarantine.
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