1. The Ministry will implement the following policy reforms to ensure all the stakeholders adhere to the minimum standards for the recruiting of teachers:
   1. The Ministry, in consultation with the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Human Resource Development, will ensure that the following categories of teachers, who meet the following minimum quality standards, are employed to teach in schools in the Republic of South Sudan:
      1. Teachers who teach in pre-school will possess a South Sudan Certificate of Secondary Education or its equivalent and a teaching certificate from a recognized teacher training institution
      2. Teachers who teach in primary school will possess a South Sudan Certificate of Secondary Education or its equivalent or diploma and a teaching qualification from a recognized teachers’ training institute.
      3. Teachers who teach at secondary school level will possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or its equivalent or a Bachelor’s Degree in any other discipline and a teaching qualification from a recognized teacher training institution.
      4. Depending on the level at which they will be assigned to teach, and the complexity of the subject, teachers who teach in adult education level; will meet the minimum requirement stipulated in subsection (1) (b) and (c), above.
   2. All teachers upon recruitment shall register with the National Ministry of Education and, if qualified, shall be licensed to join the teaching profession.
   3. The National Ministry of General Education in consultation with the National Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development will develop a comprehensive affirmative action policy for female teachers at all levels to achieve gender equality in the teaching workforce.
   4. The National Ministry may recruit qualified teachers from abroad to plug gaps in the teaching workforce. State Ministries may also recruit such qualified teachers in consultation with the National Ministry.
   5. All teachers will be appointed and terminated in accordance with Public Service Regulations.
   6. Develop and implement policies to attract and retain high-quality candidates into the teaching profession.
   7. Establish a five year “stay policy” for all teachers on first appointment.
   8. Ensure maintenance of sufficient professional teaching workforce that is equitably distributed and optimally utilised in public educational institutions.
2. The Ministry will implement the following policy reforms to improve pay and conditions of teachers:
   1. The Minister shall make a proposal for increasing the salaries of Teachers in public schools and employees of the National Ministry, the State Ministries and the County Education Departments.
   2. The Minister shall make a proposal to the Cabinet to approve additional allowances to Teachers.
   3. The Ministry will ensure that every teacher is provided with:
      1. Protection as far as is reasonably possible from molestation, abuse, assault and buttering in the process of carrying out his or her professional duties, inside or outside the school, provided that the teacher is engaged in authorized activities.
      2. Compensation for injury to body and mind, damage to or loss of material possession while executing his or her duties, provided that the damage or loss is not caused due to his or her negligence. Such injury, damage or loss of property will be proven by a competent authority.
      3. Teacher guides and any other teaching and learning resources available to enable him or her to fulfil his or her role.
3. All teachers must appear in a descent dress, in particular while on duty.
4. In-service teacher training will be provided to untrained teachers.
5. Performance assessment or appraisal and promotion of teachers will be conducted in accordance with The Civil Service Act, 2011.
6. Every teacher will have the right to:
   1. Be a member of a professional body or association such as a club, a professional association or a union and to participate in activities of such a body in accordance with the Law.
   2. Participate in civic, cultural and political activities of the community provided that these do not interfere with his/her professional duties.
   3. Carry out all teaching responsibilities with a high degree of professionalism that promotes higher standards of learning and contribute towards achievement of the strategic goal of building educated and informed nation.
   4. Generate reports and maintain whatever registers, records or other forms as maybe required by the Head-teacher, the Undersecretary of the Ministry or this Policy; and make those registers records or forms available for inspection by the Head-teacher, the Undersecretary of the Ministry or other persons authorized by the Ministry.
   5. Observe the standards of behaviour and conduct as established by The Teachers’ Code of Conduct.
   6. Promote and maintain positive relationship with learners, parents or guardians, members of the school community as well as persons and bodies outside the school that may have a stake or interest in the school.

   These policy reforms will ensure that only qualified teachers who meet the minimum criteria for recruitment of teachers are recruited and this will improve the quality of teaching and learning. The measures to improve pay and conditions of service for teachers will also have the general effect of improve morale, motivation and retention.

(A) Teacher Licensing
The Ministry will implement the following policy reforms:

1. The Ministry will issue a license for each graduate, who meets the licensing criteria and the minimum standards for recruitment of teachers, to enter the teaching profession.
2. The Ministry will issue regulations to govern the licensing or certification of teachers and ensure such regulations are disseminated widely.
3. The Ministry will commission a competent body to design the license, which shall be in form of a certificate, ensuring that it has distinct features to prevent counterfeiting or forgery.
4. All State Ministries will ensure no teacher is recruited into the teaching profession without showing the license issued by the National Ministry of General Education and Instruction, which shall be taken as prove of the competence to teach in a school or an adult education institution.
5. The Ministry will work closely with the State Ministries and, through them, the County Education Departments to ensure that all teachers, who are teaching currently and meet the minimum requirements for recruitment of teachers, are issued with the full license.
   The National Ministry will issue a temporary license to each teacher who is proven to 48 be competent but does not meet one or more of the minimum requirements for recruitment of teachers.
6. The Ministry will reserve the right to withdraw a license issued to a teacher in case of a gorss misconduct. In such a case, the teacher concerned will also be deregistered and banned from teaching in any school – public or private -in the Republic of South Sudan.
7. Teachers are expected to show their licences together with their academic and teaching certificates to prove their competency and eligibility to teach in the country when they apply for teaching jobs in the Republic of South Sudan.
8. The teachers will be given the right to appeal against the outcome of their application if they feel they have been treated unfairly. Such appeals shall be considered by the National Minister and his/her decision shall be considered final.

Teacher Licensing will ensure the Ministry keeps the gate to the teaching profession and only those individuals who are qualified to teach are licensed to teach in the Republic of South Sudan. The major policy shift will impact positively on the quality of teaching and learning for the benefit of learners, schools, communities and the whole country.

(B) Teacher Registration
The Ministry will implement the following policy reforms:

1. The National Ministry will register each graduate, who has a license and has been offered a teaching job by a State Ministry, in the case of public schools or public adult education institutions, or by a Proprietor of a private school to grant him or her the final approval to enter the teaching profession.
2. The National Ministry will make regulations to govern the registration of teachers and ensure such regulations are disseminated widely.
3. The National Ministry will commission a competent body to design the registration card or certificate, ensuring that it has distinct features to prevent counter feting or forgery.
4. All State Ministries will ensure that all teachers who are recruited into the teaching profession are registered by the National Ministry as soon as they start their teaching career in a school or an adult education institution.
5. The National Ministry will work closely with the State Ministries and, through them, the County Education Departments to ensure that all teachers, who are teaching currently and meet the minimum requirements for recruitment of teachers, are issued with the full registration certificate. The National Ministry will issue a temporary registration certificate to each teacher who is proven to be competent but does not meet one or more of the minimum requirements for registration of teachers or who is a Teacher Trainee or a Volunteer Teacher. 49
6. The National Ministry reserves the right to terminate a temporary registration certificate should the individual teacher concerned fail to meet all the requirements for the full registration within the prescribed period.
7. he National Ministry will reserve the right to withdraw a registration issued to a teacher in case of a gorss misconduct. In other words, the teacher concerned will be deregistered and banned from teaching in any school – public or private -in the Republic of South Sudan.
8. Teachers are expected to show their Registration Certificates as their prove of employment in the teaching profession and for the purpose of payroll cleansing and payment of salaries in the Republic of South Sudan.
9. The teachers will be given the right to appeal against the outcome of their application if they feel they have been treated unfairly. Such appeals shall be considered bt the National Minister and his or her decision shall be considered final.

Teacher registration will provide the Ministry with an opportunity to screen the qualifications of the teachers and ensure no unqualified teachers continuous to teach unnoticed. Registration of teachers will enable the Ministry to collect accurate data on the teaching workforce and, in so doing, link the registration of teachers to the payroll and promote accountability.

(C) Teacher Remuneration
The Ministry will implement the following policy reforms:

1. The Government will implement the recent Resolution of the National Council of Ministers increasing the salaries of all government employees.
2. The Government will allocate additional allowances to teachers at a rate to be determined from time to time by the National Ministry of Education in consultation with the National Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development as soon as the economic situation is stable.

Teacher remuneration will impact positively on teacher recruitment, morale and motivation, performance and retention as well as the image of the teaching profession.

(D) Teacher Deployment
The Ministry will implement the following policy reforms:

1. The Ministry will:
   1. Be responsible for deployment of Head-teachers, teachers and staff to all National secondary schools in the Republic of South Sudan.
   2. Transfer Head-teachers, teachers and support staff from one national secondary school, or national teachers’ training institute to another.
   3. Monitor the performances of Head-teaches and through them; teachers and support staff working in national secondary schools to ensure that optimum standards are adhered to.
2. The State Ministries will:
   1. Be responsible for the deployment of Head-teachers, teachers, and support staff to all public schools throughout their respective states.
   2. Transfer Head-teachers, teachers and support staff working in public schools in their states from one public school to another, as they deem appropriate.
   3. Monitor the performance of the Head-teachers, and through them, teachers and support staff working in state public schools to ensure optimum standards are adhered to.
3. The County Education Departments will:
   1. Ensure that Head-teachers, teachers, and support staff deployed by the State Ministries to all public schools in the Counties throughout their respective states go to their respective schools without delay or fail.
   2. Ensure that Head-teachers, teachers and support staff transferred by the State Ministries from one public school to another adhered to the transfer orders and commence teaching in their new schools promptly.
   3. Support the State Ministries to monitor the performance of the Head-teachers, and through them, teachers and support staff working in state public schools to ensure optimum quality standards are maintained.

   Teacher deployment is crucial to managing pupil-teacher ratio, reducing class size and managing workload and stress.

(E) Teacher Supervision and Support
The Ministry will implement the following policy reforms:

1. The Head-teachers, Deputy Head-teachers and Senior Teachers will supervise all Teachers in their schools.
2. The Head-teachers, Deputy Head-teachers and Senior Teachers support all Teachers in their schools. Such support will include, but is not limited to, observing Teachers delivering lessons and giving evaluative and constructive feedback to them on such lessons; coaching the Teachers and acting as Mentors for the Teachers.
3. The Head-teachers, Deputy Head-teachers and Senior Teachers will also provide in-service, school-based teacher training, support the professional development of Teachers and keep their teachers’ motivation and morale high.
4. The Head-teachers and Deputy Head-teachers shall ensure that Teachers start and finish their lessons on time to avoid disruptions, maintain proper time-keeping and ensure every subject is given the time allocated to it in accordance with the National Curriculum.
5. The Head-teachers and Deputy Head-teachers will manage the daily attendance of Teachers and keep accurate records of attendance for the purposes of accountability and payment of salaries.
6. The Head-teachers and Deputy Head-teachers shall ensure all Teachers are paid their salaries and, where there are delays, liaise with the County Education Department to remedy the situation.
7. The Head-teachers, Deputy Head-teachers and Senior Teachers shall play a lead role in implementation of national policies, laws, regulations, programmes and strategic plans and support all their Teachers to play their part.

Teacher supervision and support measures are expected to improve performance of teachers and impact positively on the quality of teaching and learning in all schools throughout the Republic of South Sudan.

(F) Management, Leadership and Governance of Public Schools
The Ministry will implement the following policy reforms:

1. The governance of public schools will be vested in a governing body to be known as Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) at primary levels and Board of Governors (BOG) at secondary levels, Adult Education College, Or Teacher Training Institution.
2. The establishment and operational procedures of such governing bodies will be provided for, by rules and regulations to be issued by the National Ministry of General Education.
3. The governing body will be an authority in all matters related to finance, academics, discipline, co-curricular activities and the general welfare in schools.
4. Subject to the Law, the administrative and professional management of public schools will be the responsibility of Head-teachers under the supervision of the relevant Ministries.
5. The governing bodies will be responsible for setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and supervising the school performance.
   These reform measures are expected to improve performance of school head-teachers and Deputy Head-teachers, which will impact positively on the quality of teaching and learning in all schools throughout the Republic of South Sudan. Therefore, these reforms will contribute significantly towards improving the quality of general education in the country.

Teacher supervision and support measures are expected to improve performance of teachers and impact positively on the quality of teaching and learning in all schools throughout the Republic of South Sudan.