Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education and Australia Form Working Group to Strengthen Safe School Culture in 20 Regions
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Centre for Character Strengthening (Puspeka) of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, alongside the Australian Government through the INOVASI partnership programme, is strengthening the implementation of safe and comfortable school culture (BSAN) by signing a joint commitment to form working groups (Pokja) in 20 regencies and cities.
The Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Abdul Mu’ti, stated that the activity, which included the handover of a book titled ‘When Schools Protect’, serves as a strategic step to strengthen policy implementation at both national and regional levels to realise an educational environment that is safe, comfortable, inclusive, and student-oriented.
“Schools should be places where everyone celebrates togetherness. This is why we emphasise more humanist, inclusive, and participatory aspects,” said Minister Mu’ti in Jakarta on Wednesday.
He continued that the BSAN policy is designed to involve all educational elements to create a school ecosystem that supports a comprehensive learning process. “Everything becomes a unified whole, so that this safe and comfortable school culture becomes a new culture and civilisation, where all our children can learn comfortably, happily, and with enthusiasm to achieve their dreams,” Mu’ti added.
According to Mu’ti, this working group will serve as a cross-sectoral coordination forum involving various stakeholders, including Regional Secretariats, Regional Development Planning Agencies (Bappeda), Education Offices, Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Offices, Social Services, Health Offices, Communication and Informatics Offices, and other relevant agencies.
Through the INOVASI partnership programme, the Australian Government and the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education are supporting the development and testing of the ‘Great Character Habituation Module’ in several regions. Consequently, best practices previously implemented in Batu and Tarakan are now being expanded to more schools.
“We welcome the formation of safe and comfortable school working groups at the regional level as a concrete step to strengthen the educational ecosystem in the regions,