Training of teachers in the Fútbol Más methodology

Context

Impacted by various scourges in recent years (notably the COVID-19 pandemic and Cyclone Eloise), the Mozambican people have been deprived of a large part of their livelihood. Furthermore, despite the government’s actions to develop the education sector – including waiving some school fees, providing direct support to schools, offering free textbooks to young people and investing in the construction of new classrooms – the situation in the sector remains worrying. 

A 2014 World Bank survey indicated that only 1% of primary school teachers had the minimum knowledge required to perform their duties, and only one in four teachers could perform two-digit subtraction. Absenteeism among teachers was estimated at 45%, and absenteeism among school principals at 44%.

Through its initiative, Fútbol Más wants to train teachers and facilitators to use its sociosports education programme to strengthen their skills and develop their teaching strategies with students.

Objectives

• Empower and train 140 teachers from schools in the province of Sofala in the Sport for Development programme developed by Fútbol Más
• Transfer social-sport tools for teachers that encourage the active participation of children and youth
• Improve the education of young people and reducing truancy

Activities

• Diagnosis and identification of gaps and needs within the province’s education system in selected schools
• Recognition of schools, identification of social dynamics and academic and social actors involved in academic activities
• Integration of the Fútbol Más methodology in the teachers’ programme
• Training of teachers and facilitators in the methodology developed by Fútbol Más
• Training of teachers on classroom strategies to develop concepts such as gender equality, inclusion, and social cohesion

Impact

• Improvement of teachers’ skills
• Improving the quality of education in the province
• Approximately 6,000 children impacted by the socio-sportive methodology

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