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Zimbabwe assesses its heritage-based school curriculum

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Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is consulting the public to assess implementation of the heritage-based curriculum. The review notably covers the physical and digital infrastructure needed for its application in schools, according to spokesperson Taungana Ndoro, quoted by Dailynews.

Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has launched a nationwide consultation to assess the implementation of the heritage-based school curriculum. The ministry’s spokesperson, Taungana Ndoro, announced the initiative on Wednesday 24 October at Dombo Primary School in Tsholotsho District, according to Dailynews.

The assessment notably covers the physical and digital infrastructure needed to implement the curriculum. It is to examine the practical conditions for its deployment in Zimbabwe’s schools.

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