Vision,missionandvalues
OurVision
To play a key role in Brunei’s aspiration to have a high-quality education systemandbeacountryofeducated,highlyskilledandaccomplishedpeople.
OurMission
Building partnerships to produce high-impact evidence-based education outcomes by strengthening systems, developing capacity and empowering learners.
OurValues
Webelieveinthepowerofeducationtohelpindividualsfulfiltheirpotentialand benefitsociety Ourvaluesembodyhowwegoaboutmakingourcontribution
•EXCELLENCEinlearningoutcomes,ourpeople,oursolutionsandourdelivery.
•INTEGRITYinthewaywebuildtrustinandbringpurposetoourwork.
•ACCOUNTABILITYthroughrigorousandtransparentassessmentofour performance
•COLLABORATIONbyworkingtogetheracrossteamsandinpartnershipwith clientsandcustomerstobuildcapacity.
•INCLUSIONbothbyencouragingdiversityinourorganisationandbyserving thoseforwhomeducationcanhavethemosttransformativeimpact.
Wawasan2035:FirstClassEducation
ThegovernmentofBruneihasbeeninvestinginqualifiedandexperienced teachers,throughCfBT,formanyyears,recognisinghowimportantitisfor childrentodevelopadvancedEnglishskillstorealisetheirownpotentialand thepotentialofBruneiintheglobaleconomy. Theseteachersareafocalpoint forschoolsinbuildingtheskillsandconfidenceofteachersinEnglish,whocan thengrowthatconfidenceandpreparednessinthechildrentheyteach.
Theteachingandlearningthatisbeingdeliveredtoday(andinthenextfew years)iscreatingaworkforcewiththeskillstosucceedinthe2020sand beyond
Wewillcontinuetoinnovateinthesubjectmaterialthatwecoverwith teachers,toensuretheyaredeliveringtotheveryhighestinternational standards,withthemostrelevantfutureskills.
ForewordbytheCountryManager
2024isaveryspecialyearforCfBTaswe celebrate40yearsofpartnershipwiththe MinistryofEducationinBrunei.Duringthistime, CfBThasgrownfromjust15Englishteachers placedingovernmentschools,to200primary andsecondaryteachersacrosseverydistrictin Brunei
CfBThasanenormousreachacrossthecountry,from thehugenumbersofchildrentaughtbyourteachers,butmoreimportantly, thelong-termimpacttheyhaveontheiroutcomesandloveoflanguage learning
CfBTBrunei’steachersandeducationmanagersarehighlyqualifiedand experienced;consequently,acorepartofourmissionisensuringthatweleave apositivelegacybeyondourownclassrooms,bysharingtheseskillsand knowledgewithourcolleagues.
Thisyearalone,incollaborationwiththeMoE,ourteachershaveled237 continousprofessionaldevelopmentsessions,reachedover3000teachers throughtrainingandlearninginitiatives,ledanationalresearchsymposium, thenationalspellingbee,anationalreadinginitiative,anationalbookdrive withover1000booksdonatedtoschools,tonamebutafew.Thekeyaim throughoutalloftheseinitiativesistoachievelong-termpositivechangeto teachingandlearning,resultinginimprovementstoeducationaloutcomes
Duringthelast12months,thepublicationofthe2022PISAresultshighlighted thatBrunei’spupilshadimprovedsignificantlyinEnglish,Scienceand Mathematics;moreover,theimprovementinreadingliteracyinBrunei Darussalambetween2018and2022wasthebestintheworld!Wearetruly honouredtohaveplayedapartinthissuccess.
Aswegointoanotheryear,welookforwardtofurtherpartnershipswith Brunei’sMinistryofEducation.ReflectingWawasan2035,wehopetocontinue playingakeyroleinthedevelopmentofhigh-qualityeducationsystemand becomingacountryofeducated,highlyskilledandaccomplishedpeople.
Dr.LouisePagden
CfBT'sCountryManager
Ourimpactandreach
No.ofCfBTteachers deployed across 131 governmentschools
TPA related visits andmeetings
SchoolCPDsessions ran by 112 CfBT teachers
Bruneian English teachersreached
CfBTteachers reached
Bruneian English teachers impacted by IGCSE and Oleveltraining
Bruneian English teachers impacted by the national Pra TeacherShowcase
Resourceportal usageviews (2023)
Totalno.of studentstaught ~17,000
200 200
2,455 536
237
3,319 704
96
No ofteachers achievingTPA grade3andabove
Schoolbased literacyCCAs (2023)
Student participation
SpellingBee participants
Books donated to primary and secondary governmentschools
198 5727
1,073 700+
50
January-June2024 1,850 (asofQ12024)
Socialmedia andwebsitereach (2023)
76,033
29,470*
January-June2024 *actualnumberismorethanshownduetomissingdatapoints fromXplatform
Qualitymanagementof200expatriateteachers'performance
CfBThasdeliveredagainstthecontractualrequirementthrough consistentlyhighrecruitmentrates.Thesehaveremainedwellabovethe minimumcontractualKPIof90%
98to30(outof30)MoEsecondaryschools 3teachersto3(outof6)SixthFormColleges 96primaryteachersdeployedto97(outof114) MoEprimaryschools
COMPREHENSIVEINDUCTIONPROGRAMME(IP)
"A very pleasant experience from the very start (pre interview). I feel so welcomed and appreciated" - January 2024 IP
TheIPprogrammeforCfBTteachershasbeenenhancedto engageteachersandfamilieseffectively.Aspectsarenow deliveredpre-arrivaltointegratenewemployeesintothe organisation
'It was very informative. I liked the twoweek time period, it made me feel at ease. This has been the best induction experience ever so far in my career 'January 2024 IP
CfBToffersperformance supportthroughdedicated, qualifiedmanagerswho
'I thought it was an excellent induction programme and so far, CfBT has been an excellent company to come and work for.' - January 2024 IP
haveteachingexperienceinBruneianclassrooms,ensuringfamiliarity withtheeducationsystemandstudents
DeliverableTwo
CapacityBuildingofBruneianEnglishTeachers
#1Mentoring-TheEnglishLanguagePeerPartnership(ELPP)
TheEnglishLanguagePeerPartnership(ELPP)Projectpromotesknowledgesharing betweenCfBTandBruneianEnglishteachersthroughaLearningStudyapproach In2023,thefocuswasonadaptivepracticesanddifferentiation SelectedCfBT teachersactedasPeerMentors,guidingBruneianteachersthroughcollaborative lessonplanning,observation,andreflection.
Thelearningteamsconductedresearch,observations,anddiscussionsfromMayto September2023.TheycreatedresearchpostersandpresentedattheLearningStudy SymposiuminOctober2023.Pre-andpost-surveyswereusedtoassesstheELPP project'simpactonteachers'professionalpractice.
Knowledgeaboutadaptiveteachingstrategies
Confidenceinabilitytoapplyadaptiveteachingstrategies
OnlyincludesresponsesofLikertscale4and5(veryconfidenttoextremelyconfident)
ThestudyshowedBruneianEnglishteachersfeltmore confidentinapplyingadaptiveteachingstrategies andperceivedincreasedknowledgeafter participating.
Peer-collaborativeinterventions,withskilledexternal facilitators,ledtosignificantgrowthinteachers'skills andknowledge.
#2Schoolbasedprofessionaldevelopment
CfBTteachershavedeliveredsessionsrangingfrom formalinstancessuchasworkshopsand presentationstoinformalsharingsessionsand collaborativeplanning,teachingandobservation. Theseinitiativeshavecreatedopportunitiesfor greatercollaborationandlearningaswellas improvedlearnerengagementandoutcomes.
Populartopics haveincludedadaptiveteaching, reading/writingskills,teachingreading/writing,and bestpracticesinlearninganddevelopmentsuchas lessonstudy.(Seefigure2and3onthenextpage).
Onthe26thofOctober,CfBT successfullyorganisedthe ELPPSymposiumwithYang MuliaDrHajahSallimahbinti HajiMohammadSalleh, ActingDirectorof DepartmentofPlanning, DevelopmentandResearch astheGuestofHonour, wherebothBruneianEnglish TeachersandCfBTteachers presentedtheirfindingsfrom theLearningStudy
#3Nationalandcluster-basedworkshopsincollaborationwiththeMoE NationalOlevelandIGCSEESLteachertraining
Thenationaltrainingfamiliarisesuppersecondary EnglishteacherswithCIEOLevelandIGCSEESLsyllabi, assessmentobjectives,andexaminationpapers CfBT conductsthetrainingannually(since2009)forMoEnominatedteachers.The8sessionscoverprofessional developmentonsyllabusandexaminationstandards andismandatoryfornewteachersandthose implementingcurriculumchangesinBrunei.
Secondaryitemwritingandtrainingproduction ofnationalstandardisedexaminations
Theitemwritertrainingworkshopsaimtoenhance Bruneianteacherskillsincreatingstandardised EnglishassessmentsforIGCSEESLandOLevel English.
Theinitiativebenefitsuppersecondarystudents byprovidinghigh-qualityassessmenttools,with completeexampapersreleasedin2024 New teamsarepreparingadditionalstandardised assessmentresourcesforschoolsinBrunei.
IGCSE Olevel
Averagepercentage attendanceofBruneian teachers(outof7sessions)
79% 92% IGCSE-relatedtraining O-levelrelatedtraining
23November2023-Agroupof BruneianEnglishTeachers,led bytwoCfBTteachers successfullycompleted writingpracticeexamsforO levelandIGCSEEnglish, designedtopreparestudents fortheirexams.Theteachers foundtheworkrewarding uponreceivingthephysical copies.
Figure2:School-basedPDdelivery typesbyCfBTteachers
Figure3:School-basedPDdelivery topicsbyCfBTteachers
NationalPraTeacherShowcase
The national Pra teacher showcase is designed toprovidesupportwithstrategiesandresources forteachingEnglishinthePRAclassroomaswell asencourageinteractivediscussion Thiswas deliveredby6CfBTteachersandattendedbya totalof64PraEnglishteachers(50Bruneianand 14CfBT)
Generally, teachers found the workshop to be useful and perceived increased in knowledge Majoritywerealsowillingtotrythestrategiesintheclassroom
Usefulnessofworkshop
Increaseinknowledge
Willingnesstotrystrategiesintheclassroom
DeliverableThree Research
CfBTsubmittedaproposaltopresentontheELPPprojectattheELLSA(English LanguageLearningSpecialistsinAsia)ConferenceinCambodiainMarch2024,which wasacceptedbytheorganiser
DeliverableFour
Improvementofliteracy-readingandbookcultureinBrunei
ThedatabelowdisplaysLexilelevelsofstudentstaughtbyCfBTprimaryteachers, indicatingchildrenwhohaveachievedatandaboveexpectedgradelevel.
PrimaryStudents
CfBTattendedtheELLSAConferenceandpresentedonLearningStudyasa continuousformofteacherlearninganddevelopment. (Pra,Year1-Year6)
Recently, Bruneihasbeenrecognisedasthemost improvedcountryintheworldintermsofmathematics, science,andliteracythroughtheProgrammeforInternational udentAssessment(PISA) PISAinvolves81countriesandaims tocreateasnapshotofcompetenciesinreading,mathematics,andscience among15-year-oldsinthosecountries.
TheimprovementinreadingliteracyinBruneibetween2018and2022wasthebestin theworld.Bruneihasmovedupfrom55thto37thinthegloballeaguetable2018-2022 whichisthebiggestleapofanycountryworldwide.
BookDonationDrive
AspartofCfBT’s40thanniversary,CfBT organisedacharitybookdonationdrivefor thewholemonthofRamadan,receivingbooks fromthepublic.Atotalof 1073bookswere received!RepresentativesfromtheMoEand sixschoolswereinattendanceduringa presentationceremony.Thesixschoolsthat received books were Sekolah Rendah Dato Basir, Sekolah Rendah Semabat, Sekolah Rendah Selapon, Sekolah Menengah Sharif Ali, Sekolah Menengah Perdana Wazir and SekolahMenengahKatok.Prizeswerealsopresentedtoluckydonors.
NationalSpellingBee
The aim of the spelling bee is to support and increasetheEnglishlanguageproficiencyand attainment levels of Bruneian students. The literature suggests that participating in spelling bees and the practice required to compete help students develop spelling and reading comprehension skills and improve confidence and communication skills. This processcontributestolanguagedevelopment, vocabulary enhancement, and improved literacyrates.
ThisisthesecondtimeaspellingbeeeventhasbeenorganisedbetweenCfBTandthe MoE. Aspartofourcapacitybuildinggoal,theCo-CurriculumDepartment,JPKKtook ontheorganisationofthespellingbeefinal,whileCfBTcoordinatedtheclusterevents.
AttheclustereventsinApriltoearlyMay,over700studentsparticipatedfrom6clusters, leadingto120competinginthefinals Twentywinnerswerecelebratedattheendofthe eventwhereyear1toyear10boysandgirlschallengedoneanotherintheiryeargroups. A prize to the spelling bee logo competition winner from Sekolah Renda Rimba 1 was alsopresented.
Schoolbasedliteracyprogrammes/activities/CCAs
87%CfBTteachersareactivelyinvolvedinliteracy-basedprogrammes/activities/CCAs
Numberofteachersinvolved
ReadingRecovery
WritingClub
BookClub
Library
DramaandPoetry
PhonicsClub
Renaissance
SIP
GuidedReading
LearningSupport
ReadTheory
SpellingProgramme
Readinginterventions/support/programme
Others(notliteracyfocused)
National'CaughtReading'Competition
A caught reading competition encourages students to capture moments of themselves reading in unexpected or interesting places. It promotes reading by makingitfunandengaging,whilealsoshowcasingthediversityofreadinghabitsand locations.
This competitionwas run across all government primary and secondary schools. Studentssubmittedaphotoofthemselvesreadinginanunusualorinterestingplace. Winners were selected from the entries by a judging panel according to age categories.PrizeswillbeawardedandCfBTintendstofeaturethewinningphotoson socialmedia
NationalWritingCompetitionandWorkshop
ThewritingcompetitionwaslaunchedattheendofMayencouragingupperprimary and secondary students to enter. Participating students were offered a writing workshopatthestartofthecompetition.Thewinningentrieswillbepublishedina40th anniversaryshortstorywritinganthology.
DeliverableFive
NationalTeachingResources-CfBTlibraryandonlineresourcesevent
The CfBT Resource Portal and library has been significantly developed and made accessibletoallBruneianEnglishteachers ArecentonlineresourceeventheldinMay wasattendedbyover90BruneianEnglishteachers Therehasbeencontinuousreview ofphysicalanddigitalresourcesincludinginclusionreadingmaterials.
"It's
such a blessing to be able to access the materials from the Resource Portal. I'm extremely grateful for all that (especially the resources related to 2024 O level syllabus)"Bruneian English teacher
"It's
all a big leap forward and I am happy overall"CfBT teacher
CfBTasalearningorganisation
On Thursday 23rd May, our CfBT Education Services team in Brunei were joined by around 50 people from governmental bodies and private companies, for an insightful day of knowledge sharing and talks on continuousprofessionaldevelopment
Organised by the Training and Learning Centre, CfBT Brunei, the Learning & Development(L&D)Dayfeaturedtalksby CfBTstaffandteachers,whosharedtheir knowledgeandexperiencesintheirareas ofexpertise.
Joanna Brown, a teacher and learning leader with a background in working highlyeffectivelyinprimaryschoolsinthe UK and Brunei, was invited as a plenary speaker Herspeech,entitledComeWhat May: Enduring Learning in an Unknown Future, focused on three key aspects of learning that need to be prioritised in planning for a future characterised by artificial intelligence (AI). Other talks delivered by CfBT team members focused on topics such as the 70/20/10 learning model and managing a successful onboarding programme, along with stories from people who engageinL&DacrossCfBT
"I enjoy what I am doing. Everyday is a learning experience; I learn from the candidates. During interviews when they give you feedback, I picked up from there. It comes via experience, the more interviews the more things that I can pick up I feel like I am learning every minute" - Farina, HR manager
Dr Louise Pagden, Country Manager at CfBT Brunei, delivered a keynote speech highlighting the need for continuous learning in a constantly changing world. Louise shared some reflections on her personal journey of learning and how technologyhasevolvedduringthattime.
She also spoke about the frameworks and strategies that CfBT has been using to promoteacultureofcontinuouslearning–with learning coaching skills for all employeesaparticularfocusthisyear.
The L&D Day demonstrated that EDT is an organisation that embodies learning, and this contributes to our ability to adapt, as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of our partnership with Brunei’s Ministry of Education(MoE)thisyear.
“Having theory and practice together was much more impactful. I started realising everything that I had learned in my undergraduate made more sense now because I was already doing it. I could implement that more effectively because I was doing it. Working and studying at the same time is so much more beneficial to the actual practice." - Anastasia, EDM
“There’s nothing wrong with just doing your job but you have to take a step back to reevaluate and look at it and go okay is there a better way of doing this? What’s the current thinking about this? Is this the best strategy to be using? You need time to do that, because if you don’t then there’s some really great stuff out there and you might be missing out ” - Alisa Gin, Co-Director ELTP
Communityservice
Movember
InNovember2023,CfBTranacampaign inspiredbymaleteacherstosupportmen’s healthissuesandraisefundsforMovember IncollaborationwithJPMC,CfBTraised $2000,subsequentlydonatedtothePantai JerudongSpecialistCenter.Weareproudto havetakenpartinthisworthycause.
CfBTalsodonatedtojiwa.bnwhichtheywill puttowardssustainingtheirsupportgroups tobuildcommunitywellnessand strengthening.
Blooddonation
CfBTincollaborationwithJPMC,organiseda blooddonationdriveinconjunctionwith WorldBloodDonorday.
Asaresult,25bagsofbloodwerecollected ontheday,withmembersofCfBTand thepubliccontributingtothiswonderful success Wearegratefultoalltheincredible donorsfortheirgenerosity!Yourdecisionto donate blood is more than a simple act of kindness - it's a profound gift thatsaveslivesandbringshopetothoseincriticalneed.
Fundraisinginconjunctionwith40thanniversary
InconjunctionwithCfBT's40thanniversary,weareofferinganopportunityfor everyonetodonatetounderprivilegedchildrenandorphansinBrunei.Thisis expectedtorunthroughouttheyear(2024).
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