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On the back of concerns over the burden imposed by the Continuous Assessment Learning Activity (CALA) on both parents and learners, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has revealed that it will engage stakeholders to review it's curriculum.
Addressing the National Association of Primary Heads (NAPH) conference in Victoria Falls on Tuesday, the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Evelyn Ndlovu, said that the curriculum had run its course from 2015 to 2022 and is due for review.
The conference ran under the theme Facing the Future in the New Normal.
"Shortly, the ministry will involve all stakeholders in the country for their input," Minister Ndlovu said.
Parents and guardians have been calling for the scrapping of CALA, saying the majority of them cannot afford materials needed by children to successfully carry out projects.
NAPH president, Cynthia Khumalo, who is also the head of Chinotimba Primary School in Victoria Falls proposed that CALA projects for Grade Six learners be scrapped as they are burdening pupils with too much work.
"Continuous Assessment and Learning Activity is an excellent way of assessing learners but it's administration needs fine-tuning," she said.
She compared a 13-year-old learner in primary school being expect d to complete 30 projects and yet university students just do one project.
She suggested that only a single component per subject, starting at Grade Seven level would be enough.
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