Social Minister says challenges of people's schools are starting to be addressed

Bandarlampung (ANTARA) - Social Minister Saifullah Yusuf has stated that various challenges in the early implementation of people’s schools (SR) are now starting to be addressed.

“Various challenges in the early implementation are now starting to be addressed. The first and second months were indeed quite challenging, but now the conditions are much better,” the Social Minister said during a visit to the People’s School in Hajimena, Natar Subdistrict, South Lampung Regency, Lampung Province, on Sunday.

Furthermore, he continued, teachers and students have started to feel comfortable with the teaching and learning process at the people’s school, which is certainly an important foundation for the programme’s sustainability.

“Alhamdulillah, the learning here is running well. We have directly observed how teachers teach, how discipline is applied, and the implementation of SOPs in the organisation of people’s schools,” he said.

“There are students who quickly follow the learning, but there are also those who are at high school level yet cannot read. This is a major challenge for teachers and educational personnel. Nevertheless, we appreciate the collaboration between the school principal, teachers, educational personnel, and the local government in addressing these dynamics,” he said.

He also conveyed that the Ministry of Social Affairs continues to conduct periodic evaluations and supervision of the people’s school programme to improve its management.

“In addition, improvements in the quality of human resources (HR) are also continuously carried out through various training programmes for school principals, deputy principals, and educational personnel,” he said.

“Meanwhile, the other 25 per cent are directed towards entering the workforce, including through village or subdistrict cooperative schemes that are currently being discussed with relevant ministries,” he said.

Gus Ipul also stated that there are still many school-age children who do not continue their education, particularly among junior high school graduates.

“This is certainly a joint task for the central and local governments. The people’s school is one of the solutions, although it cannot yet accommodate everyone due to quota limitations. In the future, we will continue to collaborate with local governments to address this issue,” he said.