Teacher Effectiveness and Competencies Enhancement Project

The development objective of the Teacher Effectiveness and Competencies Enhancement Project for Philippines is to improve the quality and equity of instruction in kindergarten to grade 6 (K-6) in project-supported regions. The project comprises of three components. The first component, supporting teachers and school leaders in improving teaching practices will support professional development of teachers and instructional leaders by enhancing the Department of Education in the Philippines (DepEd’s) existing rapid response coaching program to a more advanced and comprehensive coaching and professional development program, focusing on effective literacy and numeracy instruction and socioemotional skills for kindergarten through grade 6. It consists of following sub-components: (i) support to the development and delivery of professional development programs for teachers and instructional leaders; (ii) support to policy reforms and implementation support to regions IX and XII; and (iii) implementation support to Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The second component, providing adequate materials for effective teaching and learning will support DepEd in providing adequate learning resources for the most disadvantaged learners. It consists of following sub-components: (i) implementation support for radio-based instruction (RBI) and televisions (TV) programs; and (ii) provision of teaching and learning materials. The third component, project management, monitoring and evaluation (M and E) focuses on generating evidence of the interventions implemented to adjust these interventions as needed, and to support project management, M and E, and reporting. It consists of following sub-components: (i) strengthen data analysis and reporting on teaching and learning; and (ii) support to project management, monitoring, and reporting.