SEND to enhance education with universal screening

The Education Ministry’s Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) programme has set for 2024 an agenda that is aimed to see teachers being trained utilising the screening packet and aiming for the universal screening of nursery and primary school learners.
According to assistant Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SEND, Keon Cheong, the programme would adopt the same theme from the International Day of Persons with Disabilities for 2024: “United in action to rescue and achieve the SDGs for, with, and by persons with disabilities.”
Cheong, in expressing optimism, has said that with the groundwork laid, 2024 would witness continued progress for the sector. It is also set to be leading to an enhanced quality of life for learners with SEND in Guyana, as he states, “These improvements come based on the progressive thinkers of the Ministry of Education and a Government committed to this vulnerable and underrepresented population.”
Additionally, there are plans to establish more SEND units with the training of SEND officers to effectively implement the curriculum, and the first cohort of student teachers specializing in SEND is also expected to graduate this year.