The head of the planning department in Idlib education told "Dama": compensatory education guarantees equal opportunities and compensates losses for returning students.
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The head of the planning department in the directorate of education in Idlib, Yasser al-Huria, confirmed in an exclusive interview with the Dumma news network that compensatory education aims to ensure equal educational opportunities and allow students to catch up on what they missed through programs that take into account individual differences and achievement levels.
Al-Huria explained that the program is aimed at students who return from abroad and suffer from weak achievements, in addition to students of basic education and matriculation certificates who need intensive reviews and additional support before the exams.
He explained that determining the needs of the returning students begins with studying their conditions, examining the documents, conducting tests to determine the level and probing information, diagnosing educational gaps and developing a plan suitable for each student's abilities to transfer him to a class suitable for his level.
The program focuses primarily on the Arabic language and mathematics, by providing focused lessons and reviews that improve comprehension and understanding and demonstrate basic skills rather than being limited to traditional coursework instruction.
Al-Khuriya noted that intensive care was assigned to students of both degrees, starting with treatment of cumulative educational loss, followed by a review of curriculum concepts and training on exam models to increase their scientific and psychological readiness.
The head of the planning department revealed challenges facing the program; The most prominent of which are the gap in education levels, the difference in curricula among returnees and the weak reading and writing skills of those who have been absent for a long period of time, in addition to the living conditions of the families and the lack of projects compared to the scope of the need.
He explained that the measurement of the results depends on periodic tests before and after the programs to monitor reading and math skills, as well as an assessment of the student's integration into the school environment and his adaptation with his peers.
Al-Huria confirmed that there are plans to expand programs in the areas of the people's return, mainly in the educational complexes in the south and in the areas near the former contact lines, to compensate for the lack of services and provide fair educational opportunities.
He emphasized the importance of coordination and partnership with international and local organizations to secure resources and cadres, thereby contributing to increasing the number of beneficiaries and covering the most urgent educational priorities.