The development objective of the Transforming the School Education System as the Foundation of a Knowledge Hub Project (TSEP) for Sri Lanka is to enhance access to, and quality of, primary and secondary education to provide a foundation for the knowledge-based economic and social development of the country.
There are three components to the project. The first component is promoting access to primary and secondary education. This component will support initiatives to improve opportunities for children in the age group 6-10 years to complete primary education, and for children in the age group 11-16 years to complete secondary education up to grade 11. The second component is improving the quality of education. A strategic initiative under this component is the development of a system for the regular and continuing assessment of cognitive skills.
These national assessments of learning outcomes will feed back into policy and program development, especially in the context of the rolling education sector development plan of the central ministry and the provinces. The third component is strengthening governance and delivery of education services.
The development initiative under this component is the establishment of a balanced control model of school-based management called the Program for School Improvement (PSI). The TSEP will support the PSI. Under the PSI school officials such as principals, teachers and administrators will be joined by stakeholders in the local school community, such as parents, past pupils and well-wishers, in the management and administration of schools.
