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A teacher receiving a training certificate from the AKA Maputo Head of Academy Michael Spencer.
Inspiring educators across Maputo
The AKA Maputo Professional Development Centre offers teachers at the Academy and beyond various pedagogical resources and training courses to enhance their teaching.

Professional Development Centre

Our teachers are committed to continuing professional development to give students an educational experience based on current best practice. We also offer training for educators and school leaders around the country, sharing knowledge to benefit other schools.

“Not only will we need highly professional instructors, but we must also be sure that our instructors are well-instructed…. We seek not only to train the next generation of expert leaders, but also to develop a professional corps of world-class teachers.”
His Highness the Aga Khan, Foundation stone-laying ceremony,
Hyderabad, India, September 2006

What We Offer

Our teachers are dedicated to developing themselves as well as our students. Educational instructors at the Professional Development Centre support them to deepen their expertise and put their training into practice. They also collaborate with colleagues around the Academies Network to share their experience.

We consult with teachers, school leaders and government education bodies to support national education priorities, and have developed outreach programmes for government, private and not-for-profit schools.

Training topics include:

  • teaching literacy and numeracy
  • using activities in science lessons
  • encouraging participation in maths classes
  • using technology effectively
  • managing classes of students
  • advanced English language
  • providing leadership and management in education
  • sharing knowledge with other teachers.

With post-course support for participants and a community feel throughout, we are creating a network of collaborative teachers and school leaders, ready to help each other raise the next generation.

“I learned that both students and teachers, everyone, can learn from each other.”
Kilma Miguel, a participant from the Anexa Primary School in Matola, Mozambique

Over 1,000

external educators have completed a programme from the PDC between 2015-2020

5

programmes offered between 2015-2020 by the PDC

16

public primary schools the Academy’s PDC worked with to deliver best practices since 2010

As part of the PDC, a Teacher Preparation Programme is offered in which teachers are trained and certified as IB teachers.

Teachers and AKA Maputo staff members gathered at AKA Maputo for a group photo.

Teachers receive certifications in various training programmes to enhance their pedagogical skills.

Teachers working on an activity during a course from the PDC.

Teachers can participate in numerous courses relating to literacy, numeracy and more.

Spotlights

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Creating leaders for civil society

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Unit of Inquiry Celebration

All the classes at the Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad recently completed their first
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