Education minister Amjad Barham launched support teaching for grades one through four, according to WAFA’s report published on 1 November 2026. Announced in Silat al-Dhahr, the programme targets government schools in the northern governorates through the school year’s end. The ministry says cooperation between regular and support teachers is intended to address learning losses and improve outcomes. وكالة الأنباء والمعلومات الفلسطينية — WAFA

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UNESCO identifies literacy, numeracy and social-emotional skills as foundations for later learning, and cautions that attendance does not automatically mean skills have been acquired. That makes tracking what pupils can read, understand and solve important alongside regular attendance. The Palestinian announcement sets out the programme’s aim; evidence of improvement requires follow-up results and should not be assumed at launch. UNESCO