By Dang Samson-Garcia
THE Senate Committee on Basic Education will hold an inquiry on the MATATAG K to 10 curriculum to assess the Department of Education’s readiness for its rollout, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said.
“Kung epektibo nating maipapatupad ang MATATAG curriculum, matitiyak natin ang pagkatuto ng ating mga mag-aaral at unti-unti nating mawawakasan ang krisis sa sektor ng edukasyon,” Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Basic Education Committee, said.
He stressed the need to effectively implement the new curriculum to improve learners’ performance and reverse the country’s education crisis.
The pilot run of the MATATAG K to 10 curriculum started on September 25 this year in 35 schools in seven regions.
Gatchalian earlier called on the Teacher Education Council chaired by the Education secretary to ensure the alignment of teacher education and training to the MATATAG K to 10 curriculum.
The new curriculum decongests learning competencies to allow learners to focus on literacy, numeracy, and socio-emotional skills. Peace competencies are also among the features of the MATATAG K to 10 Curriculum.
The curriculum will have a phased implementation, which will start in School Year 2024-2025 for Kindergarten, Grades 1, 4, and 7.
The curriculum will roll out in Grades 2, 5, and 8 in SY 2025-2026; followed by Grades 3, 6, and 9 in SY 2026-2028. By SY 2027-2028, the revised curriculum will roll out in Grade 10, followed by the full curriculum implementation in 2028.
