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School Improvement Programme (SIP) Initiative

by BerryBerryTeacher on 10/09/2011

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SIP or the School Improvement Programme in Malaysia is a programme introduced in

2010 to assist school in helping students to achieve consistently good results. Considering

that the School Improvement Programme (SIP) initiative is back in the news again, it might

be appropriate forBerry Berry Easy to briefly explain what it is all about.

School Improvement Programme (SIP) Initiative in Malaysia

What: School Improvement Programme

Implemented Since: 2010

Initiative Under: Government Transformation Programme (GTP)National Key Results

Area (NKRA) under Education

What is SIP in Malaysia?

SIP is an initiative by the government to challenge, motivate and support schools inMalaysia to improve student outcomes and improve the standing of all schools toexcellent level.

It is designed to work using a comprehensive mechanism with the cooperation ofPEMANDU (or known fully as the Performance Management and Delivery Unit).

In the programme, schools are given partners such as lecturers ofInstitut AminuddinBaki, specialist coaches and excellent teachers.

They are managed by the Teachers Development Division.

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The School Improvement Programme comprises of 3 core elements. They are

1. Listing of school performance2. School improvement toolkit3. Service line support programme

How is SIP monitored?

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are set for the schools individually after theproblems are identified.

This is done through the toolkit to identify areas for improvement. The partners will brief the head of schools on the right approach to take to improve

their standing and performance.

Head teachers or principal who underperform will be sent to a PerformanceManagement Programme at the Institut Aminuddin Baki.

Actions so far?

209 primary schools are categorised underBand 6/7 which are categorised as lowperforming schools under SIP.

The 209 schools are given special assistance with partners assigned to them. As for secondary schools, 88 schools were given special assistance. Another 340 schools will receive assistance in the second rollout.

What are the problems that can be solved?

The problems faced by the low performing schools include:

1. Academic performance2. Attendance3. Discipline4. Teacher motivation5. Others

Progress thus far?

It was announced by Education Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, that the schoolsunder the low performance category have shown improvement underSIP in 2010.

School Average Grade (GPS) for the low performance primary schools showedoverall improvement as tracked by the improvement of results from the UPSR 2009

results to the UPSR 2010 results. Improvements were found in 140 out of the 209 primary schools.

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Improvement in GPS scores were as high as 40% in some cases. 10% of the schools in Malaysia is expected to exceed their performance standards

through the SIP initiative.

Touted reasons for the improvements?

Academic results of students can be linked to the approached used in the coachingprogramme and the monitoring of the schools.

Smooth running of the ministry was attributed to the combined experience andexpertise.

Constant support provided by the Education Ministry to schools is considered to bethe driving factor.