Ribeirão Preto City Hall

Ribeirão Preto stands out in an international event on education with the UK government

A meeting was held in Brasilia to discuss the implementation of English in schools

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The city of Ribeirao Preto became prominent in the educational context by attending an event held at the United Kingdom Embassy in Brasilia on Tuesday 24th. The Secretary of Education, Felipe Elias Miguel, represented Mayor Duarte Nogueira and participated in the lecture “Evidence-Based Education: The Importance of Evaluation for Impact on Learning”, sponsored by the Department of Business and Trade (DBT) of the United Kingdom. In association with the British Government Educational Group in Latin America and the Caribbean. Minister Nick Gibb from the UK’s Department of Education was the guest on his first visit to Latin America.

The event brought together academic experts, leaders, governments and educational policy makers from across Latin America to discuss the importance of linguistic assessment in the educational context. Several panels addressed topics related to education policies in the Brazilian context, democratization of access to assessments, and English certifications.

Standing alone at the event, Ribeiro Brito had the opportunity to strengthen ties in the education sector between Brazil and the United Kingdom, share experiences and discuss potential partnerships. The city is one of the few public networks in the country to have a partnership with a university Cambridge.

“The restructuring of the English language, in all sections of the municipal network, we expanded the number of weekly classes to three in the early years (from 1 to 5) and to five in the final years (from 6 to 9), acquiring new teaching materials, Developed in association with Cambridge University Press & Assessment, It is consistent with the most efficient English schools in the country, which is consistent with what was discussed in the lecture,” said the Education Secretary.

“Since the language is practiced in the early years of elementary school, students can already produce concrete results in integrating the skills and abilities expected in that section,” said Felipe Elias Miguel.

English Language Restructuring – The Ribeirão Preto Municipal Education Department started 2022 with new programs and activities for the students of the network, and English Language Restructuring is one of them. Basta implemented three English classes in the early years of elementary school (years 1 to 5) and increased the number of classes to five in the final years (years 6 to 9) for 22 thousand students. In addition, Education received new teaching materials from Cambridge University Publishers (CUP).

In order to complete the restructuring of the English language in the network, English was also included in early childhood education in 2023, working with preschool students, ages four and five, focusing on speech and awareness speech therapy, through interactions and games. Along with structural axes of teaching practices of the unit.