2022-2023 IMPACT
"Empowering teachers, inspiring learners, delivering education solutions"
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CfBTEducationServices
CfBT _ Brunei
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ForewordbytheCountryManager 01. Tableof Contents. Highlight2:CollaborationwiththeMOE 05. Highlight3:Resources 06. Wawasan2035:FirstClassEducation 03. Highlight4:Communityservice 07. Highlight1:Capacitybuilding&research 04. CfBT'smilestoneswithkeydeliverables 02. Primaryandsecondarypupils'achievement Teacherachievement . . .
CfBThashadthepleasuretoworkinpartnershipwiththeMinistry ofEducationsince1984.Sinceourinception,wherewestartedwith 15 teachers, we now employ 200 teachers, both primary and secondary,inalmosteveryschoolinthecountry.
Inanygivenyear,ourteachersmayteach17000pupilsandtheirinfluence may be seen in not only their educational achievements, but more importantlytheirloveforEnglishasalanguageofcommunicationand learning.
Our teachers and education managers are highly experienced and qualified, and consequently it is importantthattheyalsosharethisknowledgewiththeirlocalcolleagues.
ThisisvitalinordertocreateapositivelegacyinBruneischoolsandcontributetoasustainableeducation systemoutlinedinWawasan2035.Duringourtimehere,ourteamhaveledarangeoftrainingprogrammes, coordinatedandundertaken'LessonStudy'withBruneianteachers,developedandsharedresources,created EdTVprogrammes,jointlylednationalevents,suchastheSpellingBeeandmanyotheractivitieswhichhave ledtocapacitybuildingwithinBrunei'seducationsystem.
WeareproudofwhatwehaveaccomplishedthroughourpartnershipworkingwiththeMinistryofEducation andwelookforwardtowhatthefuturemaybring.
Dr.LouisePagden
ForewordbytheCountryManager
CfBT'sCountryManager
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WAWASAN2035:FIRSTCLASSEDUCATION
STUDENTACHIEVEMENT
LEXILELEVEL
(measurestudentreadersability)
SCOPEANDREACH: SupportingthevisionofBrunei Darussalamtodevelopintoanation whichwillbewidelyrecognisedfor theaccomplishmentofitseducated andhighlyskilledpeoplemeasured bythehighestinternational standardsby2035.
ThegovernmentofBruneihasbeen investinginqualifiedand experiencedteachers,throughCfBT, formanyyears,recognisinghow importantitisforchildrentodevelop advancedEnglishskillstorealise theirownpotentialandthepotential ofBruneiintheglobaleconomy.
Theseteachersareafocalpointfor schoolsinbuildingtheskillsand confidenceofteachersinEnglish, whocanthengrowthatconfidence andpreparednessinthechildren theyteach.
Thetrainingthatisbeingdelivered today(andinthenextfewyears)is creatingaworkforcewiththeskillsto succeedinthe2020sandbeyond.
Wewillcontinuetoinnovateinthe subjectmaterialthatwecoverwith teachers,toensuretheyarebeing trainedtotheveryhighest internationalstandards,withthe mostrelevantfutureskills.
Excellentteachersfor outstandingresults
Thepathtowards2035maywellhave unexpectedtwistsandturns,aswe haveexperiencedthroughtheCovid pandemic.Educationsystem resilienceisessentialtokeepour progressontrack.
CfBThasbeenabletomitigatethe impactsoflearninglossthroughthe pandemic,upskillingon-line pedagogicalpracticesforexample, andworkingwiththeMoEandexam boardsonhowtorespondtoexam challenges.Wehave, alongsideourpartnersin government,learned howtobeagileand responsiveandbuild resilienceinto educationdelivery.
Takentogether,thesefocalareasof excellenceinteachersupport,teacher training,modernskillsidentification, sustainablemethodsandsystem resiliencewillhelpBruneirealisethe visionofgrowingachievementand recognitionofasystemthatachieves againstthehighestinternational standardsby2035.
35% 60% PRIMARY STUDENTS
SECONDARY STUDENTS
2022 2021
Increase by 25%
ImprovementfromApril throughtothesecond collectionpoint
247 3686 teachers. ran CfBT
CfBTTeachersreachingTPA(Teaching PerformanceAssessment)grade3orabove 98.8% teachers withareachof CPDsessionsintheirschoolsorclusters
CFBTTEACHERSHAVECOMEFROM:
TEACHERACHIEVEMENT NewZealand 7% Australia 8% United Kingdom 30% Europe 4% SouthAfrica 45% UnitedStates 2% 2022-2023IMPACT|Page2 Canada 4%
CFBT'SMILESTONESWITHKEYDELIVERABLES
DIGITALRESOURCESPORTAL CREATEDBYCFBT
WORKSHOPS
AccessibletoBruneiEnglishteachers sinceMay23
CAPACITY BUILDING
Complete,databeinganalysed: Runningrecords
OLevelandIGCSEandReadingand WritingStrategies
OngoinguntilOct2023:
MentoringprojectonIGCSEandO-Level standardisedexaminationsbasedonnewsyllabi
Planningcomplete,tobeimplemented:
Vocabularyandcommunication(train thetrainermodel)
RESEARCH
ELPPP:ENGLISHLANGUAGEPEER PARTNERSHIPPROGRAMME
2022cyclecompleted-datatobepreparedbypublication
SymposiumheldNovember2022whichwasverysuccessful 2023learningstudyunderwaywith194teachers
MAJORRESEARCHPROJECT:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTNEEDSOFNOVICETEACHERS
TopicagreedwithMoE:'Ascertainingthelearninganddevelopment needsofearlycareerteachersinBruneiDarussalam'
InitialinternationalliteraturereviewunderwaywithEDT researchdepartment
TEACHERACTION/PRACTITIONERRESEARCHPROJECTS
Neuroscienceforteachers:casestudywithDrRichardChurches(EDT)
Theimpactofguidedreadingonstudents’comprehensionskillsinyear5.
RESOURCES
275MoEteachersattendedintroductionto onlineportalevent
565visitstoonlineportalinJune2023
13schools(2fulldepartments)visitedtheCfBTlibraryin May-June2023
Fulllibrary memberships available
Inclusionresources availableforloan,including BrailleandDyslexiafriendly resources.
ESLlibrarydigitalresourcesand latestCambridgeexam materialsavailabletoBETsvia CFBTteachers'membership
PROGRAMMES FORSTUDENTS
WORKSHOPSONACADEMIC WRITINGANDMARKETING/PUBLIC SPEAKINGINSTEMSUBJECTS
August2022:95secondary pupilsandteachersattended
June2023:29studentsattended
COCURRICULAR SUPPORT
NATIONALSPELLING BEEINMARCH2023
Clustereventsinvolvingover700 pupilsfrom72schools
132childrenfrom40schools progressingtofinal
SpellingbeeplannedforFebruary2024(clusterevents) andApril2024(nationalevent)
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Highlight1:CapacityBuildingandResearch
EnglishLanguagePeerPartnershipProgramme
LessonStudyasteacherprofessional learningatscaleamongexpatriate
EnglishteachersinBrunei
Darussalam
JennyferTownsendandAlisaGin,EducationDevelopmentmanagersatCfBT EducationServicesBruneiDarussalam,conductedastudyontheeffectivenessof LessonStudyasateacherprofessionaldevelopmentapproach.
ThestudyaimedtoexplorewhetherLessonStudy'speer-collaborativenaturecan effectivelyaddresscontext-specificchallengesandpromotechangesinlocal knowledgeandpractices.Thestudy'sfocuswasonanational-scale implementationofLessonStudyamong184expatriateEnglishteachersat134local governmentschools.
144teachersengagedwithlessonstudyin2022withpositiveimpactsontheir practice:
Approximately85%delegatessuggestedthattheirknowledgeofreceptiveskills hadincreased.
Approximately85%participantsagreedthattheirskillsinteachingreceptive skillshadincreased.
About97%participantsfeltthattheyhadbeeneffectivelysupportedbytheir CfBTmentor
CfBTwithJPPPranasymposiumtodisseminate
andcelebratethefindingsandimpactofthisproject inNovember2022
ThearticlehasbeenpublishedinImpact JournalofCharteredCollegeofEducationof Teaching,theUnitedKingdom.
ScantheQRCodetoaccessthearticle:
bit.ly/cfbtimpact
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Highlight2:CollaborationwiththeMOE SymposiumtohighlightELPPLessonStudy
TheMinistryofEducationthroughtheDesign,Developmentand InvestigationDepartmentincollaborationwithCfBTEducationServicesheld anEnglishLanguagePeerPartnership(ELPP)LearningStudysymposiumat theSilaturrahimCouncil,CenterforYouthon10thNovember2022.Present astheguestofhonorwasHerExcellencyDr.ShamsiahZuraini
KanchanawatibintiHajiTajuddin,PermanentSecretaryforCoreEducation, MinistryofEducation.
OnlinelessonslaunchedinEdTV(MOE)
AspartofincreasingEnglishlanguageproficiencyinBruneian students,CfBTcollaboratedwiththeEducationTechnologyCentre, MinistryofEducation.TheseriesincludedepisodesofhowEnglish languagecanbeusedinadailyconversation.CfBTteachersfrom severalPrimaryschoolswereinvolvedanditwaslaterlaunchedin theMOETVasonlinelessons.
NationalSpellingBee
AnationalspellingbeetookplaceinFebruary2023incollaboration withJabatanSekolah-Sekolah(JSS)andJabatanPendidikan Kokurikulum (JPKK)inwhichthemainaimsweretoraisetheprofile ofspellingnationwideandcelebratespellingachievementinEnglish amongstBruneianchildren.
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Highlight3:Resources
Onlineresourcesportalintroductioneventand teachers'visittoCfBT'slibrary
OnMay4th,theELTteamorganisedaResourcesEventthatleftteachers feelingempoweredandexcitedaboutthefreephysicalanddigital educationalresourcesavailabletothem.
Theevent,whichtookplaceviaZoom,exceededexpectationswitha whopping200attendeesfrombothprimaryandsecondaryschools. Teachersweretakenonavirtualtouroftheresourceportal,introducedto theCfBTvalues,andgiventutorialsonhowtoaccessthematerials.
Butwhatreallystoodoutweretheresourcesthemselves.TheELTteam showcasedarangeofmaterialsthatcateredtoallstudents,regardlessof theirphysical,cognitive,academic,social,oremotionaldifferences.
Forvisuallyimpairedstudents,therearebraillefictionbooks,includingtitles bysought-afterauthors,J.K.RowlingandNeilGaiman.Asforstudentswith dyslexia,dyslexia-friendlyfictionbookswillbecataloguedinthelibraryonce theyarrive.
OneofthemostpopularresourcesamongteacherswastheESLdigitalplatform.ThispowerfultoolgivesEnglishLanguage teachersaroundtheworldaccesstohigh-qualitycontentandinteractivecoursewarethatcaneasilybeintegratedinto existingcurriculaorserveasaprimaryresourceforbothin-personandonlineclasses.TheplatformisaccessibleonlytoCfBT staffandteachers,butlocalEnglishteacherscanliaisewithCfBTteacherstodownloadthematerials.
Inadditiontothewealthofresources,theELTteamemphasizedtheimportanceofinclusiveeducation-accepting, understanding,andcateringtostudentdifferencesanddiversity.Theyalsoemphasisedtheneedtocontinuously improvestandardswiththeresourcestheyprovide,withtheultimategoalofpositivelyimpactingstudentoutcomes.
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