45 KEY INITIATIVES

Take good care of

Make the curriculum Take steps to learners by promoting
Give support for
relevant to produce accelerate delivery of learner well-being,
teachers to teach
job-ready, active, and basic education inclusive education,
better.
responsible citizens. facilities and services. and positive learning
environment.
1. Revise the K to 12 1. Created the School 1. Provide education to 1. Provide professional
Curriculum to make Infrastructure and children and youth in development
them more responsive Facilities Strand situations of programs
to our aspiration as a 2. Build more resilient disadvantage 2. Provide support in
nation. schools and 2. Strengthen and terms of innovative,
2. Strengthen our classrooms institutionalize the responsive, and
literacy and numeracy 3. Close the remaining reintegration program inclusive teaching
programs. gaps in school for adolescent approaches following
3. Revitalize our infrastructure with mothers, Children at the Philippine
Reading, Science and policies to eliminate Risk (CAR), and Professional
Technology, and Math corruption Children in Conflict Standards for
programs. 4. Establish fully- with the Law (CICL) Teachers (PPST)
4. Improve English functional library 3. Strengthen the 3. Capacitate our
proficiency while hubs mechanism in teachers and learners
 Take good care of
Make the curriculum Take steps to learners by promoting
Give support for
relevant to produce accelerate delivery of learner well-being,
teachers to teach
job-ready, active, and basic education inclusive education,
better.
responsible citizens. facilities and services. and positive learning
environment.
recognizing linguistic 5. Provide schools with safeguarding our in utilizing technology
diversity. electricity learners against all in remote learning to
5. Review the 6. Provide e-classroom forms of maximize the benefits
implementation of the packages for teaching discrimination and of digital learning
Mother Tongue-based and learning dangers 4. Provide training and
Multilingual 7. Digitize our essential 4. Seek out mental other learning and
Education Policy. processes, including wellness experts to development
6. Intensify the values national assessments form interventions at interventions for
formation of learners 8. Launch our National the school level school leaders
in curriculum and Education Portal 5. Strengthen inclusive 5. Fast-track the
teaching. 9. Strengthen education programs, implementation of the
7. Embed the culture of complementarity including alternative career progression
peace in our between public and learning system, last policy
curriculum. private schools mile schools, and 6. Implement the Merit
8. Be transparent with 10. Work closely with programs for IP Selection Policy
curriculum guides Congress in pushing learners and learners 7. Make the new Teacher
and test scores. for the expansion of with disabilities Education Council
9. Share test items with GASTPE coverage to 6. Establish Inclusive and Secretariat fully
schools and teachers include kindergarten Learning Resource functional
to strengthen the use and elementary Centers 8. Advocate for
of assessment. learners 7. Provide assessment additional benefits for
10. Engage with CHED 11. Support BARMM assistive mechanisms our teachers
and TESDA, and School Building to students with 9. Implement the policy
various industry Program and GASTPE disabilities on the distribution of
partners to address direction 8. Eradicate illiteracy teacher workload and
through relevant
 Take good care of
Make the curriculum Take steps to learners by promoting
Give support for
relevant to produce accelerate delivery of learner well-being,
teachers to teach
job-ready, active, and basic education inclusive education,
better.
responsible citizens. facilities and services. and positive learning
environment.
the issues of skills 12. Creation of the policy issuances and payment of teaching
mismatch. Procurement Strand community literacy overload
program interventions 10. Expand the
9. Involve our parents coverage for the grant
and guardians in the of Special Hardship
education of our Allowances
children 11. Address issues
affecting the net take-
home pay of teachers
12. Work with DOH for
free annual physical
examinations for
teachers
13. Coordinate with
GSIS for an improved
and superior benefits
package for all DepEd
personnel
14. Provide a free legal
assistance facility for
teachers on matters
concerning loan
contracts and
obligations
 BASIC EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (BEDP) FRAMEWORK

GOAL: All Filipinos are able to realize their full potential and contribute meaningfully in building a cohesive nation.

SECTOR OUTCOME: Basic education Filipino learners have the physical, cognitive, socio-emotional, and moral preparation for civic
participation and engagement in post-secondary opportunities in their local, national, and global communities.

2. ACCESS 3. EQUITY 4. QUALITY 1. RESILIENCY

All school-age children, out-
of-school youth, and adults
accessed relevant basic
learning opportunities.
Disadvantaged school-age
children and youth, and
adults benefitted from
appropriate equity initiatives.
Learners complete K-12 basic
education having attained all
learning standards that equip
them with the necessary
skills and attributes to
pursue their chosen paths.
AND WELL-BEING
Learners are resilient and
know their rights and have
the life skills to protect
themselves and exercise their
education related rights,
while being aware of their
responsibilities as individuals
and as members of the
society

Take good care of learners by promoting learner well-being, Make the curriculum relevant to produce job-ready, active, and
inclusive education, and positive learning environment. responsible citizens.

Give support for teachers to teach better.

ENABLING Take steps to accelerate delivery of basic education facilities and

Efficient, nimble, and resilient governance
MECHANISMS – services.
and management processes
GOVERNANCE