We have transformed 15 schools
- 4 schools had effectively failed; infrastructure severely dilapidated, staff demotivated and underpaid and only a few pupils attending
- 4 others were struggling to survive with similar problems to the above, though to a lesser degree
- 6 were at risk of failing with uncertain future financial support
- 1 we founded in a MoBSE/GSS joint venture together with the staff and pupils from an inadequate nearby private school
We have boosted the number of pupils benefitting
- increased the number of pupils we assist from 140 to 2,250
- 8,200 pupil-years (UNESCO definition) since Jan 21
- the numbers of pupils at the schools when they joined the GSS network was 1,625, today they have another 570 (35% increase)
We have boosted the number of teachers benefitting
- the number of teachers GSS assists has risen from 4 to 108
- the number of qualified teachers at the schools when they joined the GSS network was 40, this has risen to 59 (47% increase)
- their pay increased to be line with their peers in the state sector.
- we have brought their social security payments up to date, so now entitled to a pension