Quality Education Fund Thematic Networks - Schools (QTN-S)

To incorporate the use of information technology (IT) into the school-based English Language curriculum and to use e-learning effectively in the teaching of reading skills; To introduce e-learning pedagogies and e-tools; To arouse students’ interest in reading non-fiction.

To examine and share with the participating schools on how to make use of diversified strategies and effective Mathematics lessons to enhance students’ motivation in learning Mathematics and their self-directed learning (SDL) ability; To establish a collaborative and learning culture that promotes professional exchanges among teachers within and across schools.

To equip teachers with diversified learning and teaching strategies so as to arouse students’ learning motivation and promote learning effectiveness; To lead teachers to design key questions with a view to enhance students’ learning ability and thinking skills; To promote the development of school-based Mathematics curriculum and strengthen its vertical and lateral coherence; To facilitate teachers’ use of e-learning platforms and diversified assessment to review students’ learning outcomes and provide students with instant feedback that can improve the learning and teaching effectiveness.

To assist participating schools in developing their school-based Basic Law education lessons and learning activities as well as sharing relevant resources with them; To foster a collaborative culture within a participating school through activities such as collaborative lesson planning, lesson observations cum post-lesson discussions; To share the successful experience of the network coordinating school and participating schools with teachers in Hong Kong.

In 2021/22 school year, QEF sponsored 16 secondary schools and primary schools to implement QTN-S, which covered different subjects and themes. The QTN-S has provided support to the participating primary and secondary schools and enhanced professional exchanges as well as professional capacity building to facilitate the continuous development of schools.8 QTN-S dissemination seminars would be organized in the form of online live webinars from 6 July to 10 August 2022.