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        "msgid": "government-outlines-roadmap-for-english-teaching-in-elementary-schools-1778244799",
        "date": "2026-05-08 18:46:12",
        "title": "Government outlines roadmap for English teaching in elementary schools",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Ministry of Education has unveiled a three-year roadmap to ensure all 150,000 elementary schools have qualified English teachers for third-grade students by 2028, addressing the current shortfall where 60% of schools lack such educators. Implementation of English as a compulsory subject will begin gradually from the 2027\/2028 academic year, in line with Ministerial Regulation Number 13 of 2025, starting with 58,000 ready schools. The initiative includes data verification of over 90,000 schools, training of 1,057 regional facilitators, and phased teacher training targeting 10,000 participants this year and 30,000 each in 2027 and 2028 through the PKGSD-MBI programme, underscoring the government's commitment to enhancing foreign language education in early schooling.",
        "content": "<p>Director General of Teachers and Education Personnel at the ministry,\nNunuk Suryani, stated here on Friday that the roadmap is intended to\nensure that all 150 thousand elementary school will have teachers who\nare capable of teaching English for third-grade students within the next\nthree years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf the total around 150 thousand elementary schools in Indonesia,\nmore than 90 thousand or around 60 percent, do not yet have teachers\nwith an English language background,\u201d Suryani stated during the launch\nof the PKGSD Programme, which was broadcast online on the ministry\u2019s\nYouTube page.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the government has been encouraging the strengthening of\nEnglish learning in elementary schools in a more structured manner\nstarting from the 2027\/2028 academic year.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Gov\u2019t preparing scheme to ensure non-civil servant\nteachers\u2019 future<\/p>\n<p>She added the implementation of English, as a compulsory subject in\nthird grade, will be carried out gradually starting from the 2027\/2028\nacademic year as stipulated in Ministerial Regulation Number 13 of 2025,\ntargeting around 58 thousand schools deemed ready.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, she continued, in 2025, the ministry had collected data\nand verified 90,447 targeted elementary schools that will receive\ntraining interventions through the PKGSD-MBI programme.<\/p>\n<p>In the same year, the ministry also prepared and trained 1,057\nregional facilitators who will train and assist teachers, integrate the\nlearning management system (LMS), and develop CFR A1 and A2 training\nmodules.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the ministry will organize English teaching training by\ntargeting 10 thousand elementary school teachers as participants.\nFurthermore, in 2027 and 2028, the ministry is targeting the same\ntraining program to reach 30 thousand elementary school teachers.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia targets 1,500 teachers for inclusive\neducation<\/p>\n<p>Related news: AI should support, not replace teachers, says education\nminister<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Hana, Kenzu<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-outlines-roadmap-for-english-teaching-in-elementary-schools-1778244799",
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