TESSA Secondary Science

This is an exciting project, started in August 2010, which aims to extend TESSA education resources to teachers in secondary schools within 5 countries: Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Zambia and Tanzania.

The project has received initial funding from the Waterloo Foundation to concentrate on the science curricula in the first 2 years of secondary school in the participating countries. 15 study units in the science curriculum (5 modules made up of 3 units) are to be created, incorporating common themes and content present in the countries’ national curriculum.  Five institutions are collaborating with the Open University in this venture. They are the following institutions:

• College of Education, University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
• Makerere University, Uganda
• Egerton University, Kenya
• University of Zambia
• University of Education, Winneba, Ghana

Since 2005 TESSA has been hugely successful in creating and disseminating primary school Open Educational Resources to teachers across 9 African countries. Approximately 300,000 teachers benefited from engagement with TESSA resources in 2010. Through the introduction and growth of the Secondary School Science Project it hoped that this figure will increase and benefit both secondary school teachers and pupils.

For more information on the TESSA Secondary Science Project and to download the  briefing note please see here.

TESSA Secondary Science Materials