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The framework

Ten Pillars. One Connected Learning System.

The BE360° framework connects foundational learning with the capabilities, environments, and institutions required to support learners throughout their development.

  • What every learner gainsThe capabilities BE360° sets out to develop in each child.
  • What makes learning possibleThe teaching, technology, inclusion and spaces that learning depends on.
  • What sustains the systemThe partnerships, governance and funding that keep the whole system working.
The ten BE360° pillars arranged around the learner 1 Foundational Learning 1 2 Skills & TVET 2 3 STEM & Innovation 3 6 Talent Identification 6 4 Teacher Training 4 5 Digital & Smart Learning 5 7 Inclusive Education 7 8 Infrastructure 8 9 Partnerships 9 10 Governance & Funding 10

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What every learner gains

Pillar 1: Foundational Learning Excellence

Strong literacy and numeracy through competency-based learning, early-grade reading and mathematics mastery, and continuous assessment.

Framework document: Strong literacy and numeracy through competency-based learning.

  • Competency-based learning
  • Early-grade reading mastery
  • Early-grade mathematics mastery
  • Continuous assessment
What every learner gains

Pillar 2: Skills Acquisition and TVET Integration

Integrate technical and vocational skills into learning pathways, exposing learners to practical capabilities and career opportunities from an early stage.

Framework document: Integration of vocational skills from early grades to prepare job creators.

  • Carpentry
  • Electrical work
  • Plumbing
  • Agriculture and agribusiness
  • Fashion
  • Creative industries
  • Digital and technical trades
What every learner gains

Pillar 3: STEM and Innovation

Promote science, technology, engineering, mathematics, coding, robotics, artificial intelligence, design thinking, and problem-solving. The framework proposes STEM laboratories, innovation hubs, maker spaces, and age-appropriate exposure to coding and technology.

Framework document: Coding, robotics, and problem-solving for global competitiveness.

  • Science, technology, engineering and mathematics
  • Coding and robotics
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Design thinking and problem-solving
  • STEM laboratories
  • Innovation hubs and maker spaces
What makes learning possible

Pillar 4: Teacher Training and Professional Development

Strengthen teaching quality through continuous professional development, digital pedagogy, competency-based methods, classroom management, inclusive education practices, and teacher performance support.

Framework document: Continuous professional development and digital pedagogy.

  • Continuous professional development
  • Digital pedagogy
  • Competency-based methods
  • Classroom management
  • Inclusive education practices
  • Teacher performance support
What makes learning possible

Pillar 5: Digital Learning and Smart Education Systems

Explore smart classrooms, learning management systems, digital content, e-learning platforms, AI-supported adaptive learning, school connectivity, devices, and ICT laboratories.

Framework document: Smart classrooms, LMS, and AI-supported learning.

  • Smart classrooms
  • Learning management systems
  • Digital content and e-learning platforms
  • AI-supported adaptive learning
  • School connectivity and devices
  • ICT laboratories
What every learner gains

Pillar 6: Talent Identification and Gifted Education

Support early discovery and development of learners’ individual strengths through talent screening, specialist learning opportunities, competitions, Olympiads, and innovation challenges.

Framework document: Early discovery and development of gifted learners.

  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Arts
  • Sports
  • Leadership
  • Technology and innovation
  • Competitions, Olympiads and challenges
What makes learning possible

Pillar 7: Inclusive Education

Promote equitable learning opportunities for persons living with disabilities and underserved learners.

Framework document: Support for persons living with disabilities and underserved learners.

  • Accessible school design
  • Assistive devices
  • Specialist teaching
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Screen readers and speech tools
What makes learning possible

Pillar 8: Smart Infrastructure and Learning Environments

Explore the role of modern classrooms, science and ICT laboratories, libraries, media centres, sports facilities, and creative spaces in supporting effective learning.

Framework document: Modern, technology-enabled school environments.

  • Modern classrooms
  • Science and ICT laboratories
  • Libraries and media centres
  • Sports facilities
  • Creative spaces
What sustains the system

Pillar 9: Partnerships and Ecosystem Collaboration

Collaboration among government, private-sector organisations, development partners, communities, and other relevant stakeholders.

Framework document: Collaboration with government, private sector, and global partners.

  • Government
  • Private-sector organisations
  • Development partners
  • Communities
  • Other relevant stakeholders
What sustains the system

Pillar 10: Governance, Funding and Sustainability

Strong policy frameworks, data-informed decision-making, appropriate budget allocation, monitoring and evaluation, transparency, accountability, and sustainable financing.

Framework document: Strong policies, data systems, and sustainable financing.

  • Policy frameworks
  • Data-informed decision-making
  • Budget allocation
  • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Transparency and accountability
  • Sustainable financing

Why the pillars work as one system

BE360° treats education as an interconnected ecosystem involving curriculum, teaching methods, infrastructure, governance, and assessment.

Read from the centre outwards: what every learner gains depends on teaching, technology, inclusion and the spaces they learn in, and all of these depend on the partnerships, governance and funding that sustain them.

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