Educational Health Services Unit (EHSU)
Date: November 2nd to 4th, 2026
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Topic: PEARL Teacher Training, Session 1 – Programme Overview and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Description: First of three Tier I instrument training sessions for teachers in the sampled pilot institutions, delivered by education district cluster across the two-week window. Covers the PEARL screening model and tiered pathway, the teacher’s role in the observation window, and completion of the teacher-rated SDQ including the impact supplement.
Objectives:
Teachers will be able to:
(1) describe the PEARL screening cycle and the Tier I to Tier III pathway;
(2) complete the SDQ accurately, including reverse-scored items;
(3) recognise and avoid common rating errors;
(4) state when to raise a concern outside the screening cycle, including safeguarding indicators that trigger the child protection protocol immediately.
Target Audience: ECCE Administrators and ECCE Teachers, Infant Year I teachers and Infant Year II teachers, PEARL SAMPLE: 177 pilot institutions
Mode of Delivery: Face to Face
Point Person: Dr. Matthew Desaine, EMO and Head EHSU (PEARL Project Lead), with the Manager, Student Support Services Division; delivered by master trainers with the Remediation Manager
