Teachers

The Livingstone Tanzania Trust is delighted to have partnered up with Beth and Mike from Inspire Worldwide on their Teacher Skills Exchange Program.

This program is the ultimate CPD opportunity for qualified teachers and offers them the opportunity to work with teachers in Babati to exchange ideas on different teaching techniques so that the teachers can improve the way the students learn and give them a better chance of learning and improving their opportunities later in life. Education is the key to poverty alleviation and having good teachers is vital.

The project is run, on the ground by Inspires Adult Education Facilitator to manage the technical elements of the programme and a qualified Expedition Leaders who manages trip logistics.

Inspire will run a day Pre-departure Training course in the UK, which prepares you for what you will experience, from cultural differences, to climate to what to pack. We also provide detailed information packs, with advice on what to prepare and bring with you.

On arrival, there will be a detailed in-country orientation course introducing you to the different teaching styles used in the school, the local language and the conditions and cultural influences that also impact on teaching.

There will be 10 days of classroom work where you will be partnered with a local teacher. At first you will observe local techniques and learn more about the issues that the face and the problems they experience.  As a pair you will then work together, with guidance from Inspire's Adult Education Facilitator, to improve the quality of teaching at the school by introducing new styles of teaching and learning techniques. 

On the weekend you will have free time and will be able to visit the teachers in their homes and visit the homes of the students in the local community or go on a safari.

The programme finishes with a reflection and debrief workshop with both participants and their peers.

On arrival back in the UK, Inspire run a ½ day re-orientation workshop to help the group discuss how they feel about returning to the UK, deal with any concerns and help provide advice on how to maintain the links formed from

There are many problems facing today's primary school teachers.

1. Their training may have been shortened in order to speed up the process of getting more teachers into the schools
2. They may not have a wide breadth of knowledge or skills
3. They will have very little resources with which to teach
4. Their own confidence might be low

In terms of teaching English it is well worth reading this excellent paper by Katy Allen MBE presented in August 2008 click here to read a copy

If you have a partner who would like to join you, but is not a qualified teacher, this is not a problem. We are always eager to have volunteers to work on the farm or help with ongoing school maintenance issues and are flexible to incorporate them in other ways.

For further details on this program please contact beth@inspire-worldwide.com