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Durbeen’s Pilot Project
Durbeen has partnered with the Government of Sindh to take over the management of one of the oldest teacher education colleges in the region and has linked it with global best practices in teacher education, through a partnership with the University of Helsinki in Finland and the University of Karachi.
Durbeen is rebranding and revamping a state-owned higher education institution to make it the leading teacher education college in Pakistan. Graduating teachers of this College will be placed in select government schools, under Durbeen’s management, where they will ensure a high quality of education for children from all backgrounds.
The problem, at a glance
Research shows that a child’s teacher can make a bigger difference to his or her educational success than most other school factors.
Source: Darling-Hammond, L. (2006). Powerful Teacher Education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass
In 2018,
34,000
people in Sindh decided to become government teachers and only
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passed a junior-level exam
It is considerably challenging to raise teacher quality in Pakistan given the standard of teachers already in the system.
Parents describe government teachers as not concerned about children or simple absent from school.
Inadequate teacher training
In-service Teacher Training, generally, is the “black hole” of development aid, meaning a lot of money goes in and it is unclear if teaching practices are improved subsequently.
Source: Naviwala, N. (2016). Pakistan’s Education Crisis: The Real Story. Washington, D.C.: Wilson Center
The poor quality of teaching in Pakistan is a result of the poor quality of education in general. Today’s teachers have studied in the same system that continues to produce poor learning outcomes.
Lack of Basic Infrastructure in schools
Government teacher education institutions are lacking in infrastructure, knowledge and human resources to adequately implement quality teacher education.
Source: Mahmood, K. (2014). The Silent Revolution: Rethinking Teacher Education in Pakistan. Journal of Research and Reflections in Education, 8 (2), 146-161.
Durbeen aims to deliver an outstanding quality of education in government schools across Pakistan by staffing them with professional teacher graduates of revamped Government Colleges of Teacher Education.
Durbeen Timeline
May 2018
Partnership with university of Helsinki Finland
Mar 2019
Partnership with government of Sindh
Apr 2019
MOU signed with Karachi University
Sep 2019
Classes Start
Sep 2019
Agreement signed with AKU IED for Impact Study
Sep 2020
Age limit for B.Ed. admissions abolished
May 2022
Malala Fund, University of Oxford and Durbeen partner to develop curriculum for a graduate program for aspiring teacher-educators
May 2023
Teacher License Policy approved by Sindh Cabinet
Jul 2023
First Cohort graduates and is placed in Zindagi Trust’s government schools
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