2024 Teach For Malaysia Introduction Deck.pdf

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Agenda
1. The State of Education in Malaysia
2. Introduction to Teach For Malaysia
3. Our Collective Impact
4. 2030 Strategic Goals & 2024 Growth Plans
5. Partnership Discussion

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More than
two-thirds
Majority 58%
1 in 5
(1) Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013 – 2025.
(2) PISA 2022 Results - Malaysia
(3) Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013 – 2025.
Did you know?
Malaysian children
do not complete
their secondary
school education.(1)
of 15-year-old
Malaysian students
do not meet minimum
proﬁciency levels in
Reading.(2)
of students in the
majority of
under-performing
schools in Malaysia
come from challenging
socioeconomic
backgrounds.(3)
The State of Education in Malaysia

"I work after school
to help support my family."
"No one in my community
has gone to university."
"I didn’t pass UPSR,
and it’s too hard to catch up."

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Examples of PISA* Test Questions for Reading Fluency
In this test, you will read some sentences and decide if they
make sense or not. Click YES if the sentence makes sense. Click
NO if the sentence does not make sense.
A. The red car had a ﬂat tire
B. Airplanes are made of dogs
C. The student read the book last night.
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
PISA: Malaysia has plummeted in global ranking, results lowest ever, displaying one of the
world’s highest learning losses, exacerbated by the lockdowns during the pandemic
Source: OECD’s Programme for International Assessment, Data Pandas - PISA scores by country
PISA is the OECD's Programme for International Student
Assessment. PISA measures 15-year-olds’ ability to use
their reading, mathematics and science knowledge and
skills to meet real-life challenges.
PISA is a triennial international survey. The most recent
survey was released 5 December 2023.
*Reading ﬂuency questions are made in English and translated to local languages

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Note: White dots indicate mean-performance estimates that are not statistically significantly above/below PISA 2022 estimates.
Black lines indicate the best-fitting trend. Source: OECD, PISA 2022 Database
Learning Loss: Malaysia’s score is lower than the OECD average for all three domains.
Performance in PISA 2022 has shown a significant decline, undoing a decade’s worth of progress
More than half of students do not meet the minimum mastery Level 2 in
Reading (58%) and Mathematics (59%).
Do not meet minimum mastery Level 2
The minimum mastery level for PISA is Level 2 with the highest being Level 5 and 6.
● Maths Level 2: Students are able to interpret and identify without clear guidance on how
to represent a common situation mathematically.
● Science Level 2: Students can also identify commonly seen scientiﬁc phenomena and use
their knowledge to identify a situation whether a conclusion is valid based on given data.
● Reading Level 2: Students can demonstrate skills that enable them to be effective and
productive in life.
Note: Numbers inside the figure correspond to percentages.
Source: PISA 2022 Results - Malaysia

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Education Inequity in Malaysia: Socioeconomic differences are a determining factor in
student proficiency levels. Better socioeconomic status is in parallel to better survey results,
mirroring trends globally. Our mission is to flatten the curve.
Source: PISA 2022 Results - Malaysia

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Agenda

TFM’s Vision
One day, all children in Malaysia will have the
opportunity to realise their potential through
quality education
TFM’s Mission
To build a movement of leaders in the
education ecosystem to empower all children
in Malaysia to realise their potential
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LEADERSHIP is at the core of what we do
Recruit and develop agents of change
Teach and empower students in
low-income communities
Mobilise a movement of education
champions to facilitate collective impact
Transform the education ecosystem
and society

Our Flagship programme, the
Teach For Malaysia Fellowship
enlists diverse background
Malaysians with high leadership
potential to work as full-time
teachers in high-need classrooms.
Working in partnership with students, parents, teachers and
the school community, TFM Fellows help drive student
growth during the 2 years, and in the process transform
their own vision, values and leadership capacity. As part of
the programme, innovation initiatives are created by Fellows
through collaboration with the other teachers and
community leaders to improve students’ outcomes and
student leadership.
Alumni of the programme and their students will go on to
lead lasting systemic change in education.

Teach For Malaysia is part of a
global network - Teach For All
Teach For All is a global network of 61 independent, locally-led
non-profit organizations (“network partners”) across the
Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific that
together are working to develop collective leadership so that all
children can fulfill their potential. Each network partner are
united by the core belief that the solution lies in the collective
leadership that is grounded in the context of schools and
communities. Collectively, 88,000 Alumni (more than 70% of
whom continue to work in education) spark and sustain collective
action in communities, bringing meaningful change to the lives of
children around the world.
Teach For Malaysia is a locally-led, independent organisation
and became a member of the Teach For All network in 2010.
As a part of this unique network, TFM is not only able to
leverage global resources and learning, but also share and
spread innovations and lessons from Malaysia to the world.

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Agenda

Since 2012, Teach For Malaysia’s
movement has grown to:
1,481 TFM Fellows, Duta Guru and Alumni
Impacted
332,337 students
38% academic growth compared to peers
>977 student leaders developed
>166 student-led initiatives carried out
946 schools partnered
82% are high need schools, and we now serve indigenous communities
72% Alumni of the Fellowship Programme remained in Education
32% stayed teaching in MOE schools
447 TFM Fellowship Alumni, 254 Duta Guru Alumni
219 education initiatives ran
12 Social Impact/Organisations formed
In 2022, Teach For Malaysia was awarded the 2022 Merdeka Award
under the Education and Community Category. The Merdeka Award is
Malaysia’s premier award for excellence founded by PETRONAS,
ExxonMobil and Shell in 2007.

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2023 Highlights
2023 Highlights

2023
Cohort
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Fellowship Programme

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Having identiﬁed missing foundational
literacy as a key barrier to her students’
performance in English, a Fellow implements
a sensory phonics approach with her
students.
Collective Impact: How our Fellows are closing the gap
Alongside Fellows, students are also developing their leadership skills
- through structured opportunities such as our ﬂagship Student
Leadership Camp as well as by participating in projects and taking
trips that teach students about responsibility, communication and
relationship-building.
Addressing education recovery loss Developing student leadership
Fellows will prioritize foundational literacy and numeracy to focus on
education recovery
2024 Focus

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Shawn, 2022 Cohort
Shawn teaches in Banun, Gerik, where more than 50% of
the students are from Orang Asli communities, and they do
not have access to travel. He went above and beyond to
make something special for his students. He “flew” his
students to Sabah, Egypt and Mount Everest through his
Immersive Lessons.
Immersive learning in education is a pedagogy that
leverages the power of digital learning technologies
augmented with AI to create digital (or virtual) scenarios of
the real world in an engaging, interactive learning
environment. Immersive lessons can benefit the students
and teachers as it is able to increase engagement,
improved retention of information, enhanced critical
thinking skills, better communication and collaboration,
personalised learning experiences, and the opportunity for
real-world application of knowledge.
Shawn’s heartwarming initiative was recently featured in
Free Malaysia Today.
In February 2024, Shawn’s journey is coming full circle
when he had the opportunity to bring 2 of his students to
actually fly on a plane to participate in Kids Education
Revolution in India.
Impact Story: Shawn brought the world to the classroom

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Shamin and Tiara has lead the development of Kemar Tari, where a group of OA
students from SK RPS Kemar were empowered to learn and express their cultural
traditions through the performing arts, over 2 years. For the ﬁrst time, they trained and
participated in district-level dance competitions, and also had various opportunities to
perform for events.
Due to lack of resources, many schools such as SK RPS Pos Kemar are only able to
focus on sports for extracurricular activities. Kemar Tari aimed to provide a sense of
pride in the students through the development and appreciation of the arts.
Hari Corak-Corak Alam was held on 9th December 2023 as a celebration of all of
Kemar Tari’s experience and journey of growth.
SK RPS Kemar is one of the most interior schools in the state, requiring an hour boat
ride and 30 min off-road drive to get from town to the school.
Shamin and Tiara, 2022 Cohort
Corak Corak Alam is a celebratory initiative to preserve and promote tradition and the environment
through performance arts by 20 students of SK RPS Pos Kemar, Hulu Perak.
Impact Story: Empowering Orang Asli students to be proud of their indigenous
culture through performing arts

MaxMath
- project by Syakir, 2022 Cohort
Problem: There is a lack of numeracy skills among
primary school students in SK Raja Muda Musa. Only
7% out of 96 students passed a recent numeracy
diagnostic test.
Solution: The vision of MaxMath is simple yet
transformative – to boost students' confidence and
proficiency in numeracy skills using individualized
self-learning exercises. MaxMath distinguishes itself
from conventional classroom practices through
personalised learning, targeted modules that address
individual students' weaknesses, accessible guidance
for teachers and parents, and an efficient 10- to
20-minute exercise that can be used in daily lessons.
Social Innovation Initiatives: By the near end of their second year, Fellows will
pitch and initiate projects to address community problems to our corporate partners
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INCLU+ION
- project by Bernice*, 2022 Cohort
Problem: Students with learning differences in SK
Kampung Kenang are physically included in the regular
classroom, but unable to follow the learning pace, despite
the provision of differentiated worksheets.
Solution: Inclu+ion aims to ensure these students are
pedagogically included and thriving in their respective
classrooms by upskilling teachers to assess student
needs, developing inclusion plans for students with
learning difficulties, providing professional consultation to
school staff and developing a handbook of inclusive
classroom solutions for teachers.
*Trained in Special and inclusive Education
SOA-RA
- project by Aqilah and Izzati, 2022 Cohort
Problem: 90 of students surveyed in SK RPS Dala reported
feeling inferior in interactions with individuals from outside
their immediate community.
Solution: SOA-RA Club aims to instill confidence in 24
selected students through an 8-week communication
course consisting of 4 modules: vocabulary building,
dialogue practice, virtual pen pal and showcase.

Alumni: Beyond the classroom, Alumni continue the cause in social impact
Graduate Studies
Nadhirah Syalin Syamil Koh
2018 Alumna
University College London
Philosophy of Education
Chevening 22/23 Scholar at
University College London.
Worked at Chairman’s Office
at Bumi Armada. Currently
Research Development &
Impact Manager at TFM..
Public Service
Khalish Yafik Razak
2020 Alumnus
London School of Economics
Economics
Special Functions Officer to
Minister in the Prime
Minister's Department
(Economy). Former Perdana
Fellow to the Minister of
Finance II.
NGO / Social
Innovation
Hilda Paviter Kaur
2019 Alumna
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Anthropology & Sociology
Co-founder of R.ED
(Reimagine Education) and
Program Director at
Classroom Adventures.
Educational
Leadership
Cheryl Ann Fernando
2013 Alumna
Open University
Management
Previously appointed to the
National Education Policy
Review Committee, and was
the inspiration for the 2017
Malaysia Movie of the Year,
Adiwiraku, currently CEO of
Pemimpin GSL.
Corporate Sector
Chee Gee Keat
2018 Alumnus
University of Bath
Chemical Engineering
Consultant at &samhoud
Asia. Former Program
Manager at Asia School of
Business.
Public Education
System
Sheryl Chrissy Robert
2018 Alumna
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Plant Resource Science and
Management
Continues teaching at SMK
Datuk Haji Panglima
Jakarullah, Semporna. Trained
a team of students that won
champions at the Fund for Life
National Financial Literacy
Competition.
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72%
of our Alumni are actively involved in
education sector
32%
of our Alumni remain as full time
MOE teachers

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Student Outcomes: The Fellowship Programme has shown impact in producing
student outcomes, effective pedagogy, and leadership skills
Research Outcomes
Research from University Malaya (2017) reports that compared to
Novice Teachers, TFM Fellows performed better in 8/10 aspects of
pedagogical practices measured:
Student Outcomes
Students taught by TFM Fellows / Teaching
Alumni performed better in 4 out of 6 MOE
Student Aspirations:
● Ethics
● Thinking Skills
● Knowledge
● Dual Language Skills
(4 out of 6 sub-constructs)
Head of Subject
Assessment
● School Management
● Teacher Professionalism
(2 out of 3 sub-constructs)
TFM Alumni have demonstrated positive impact in sustaining school
quality, development, transfer of Knowledge, Skills and Attitude.
Research by Education Planning & Research Division (EPRD) 2018
Tee et al. (in press) Similarities and differences between national and subsystem practices
According to the Ministry of Education’s evaluation of the Fellowship
Programme, compared to Ministry of Education’s Novice teachers, TFM
Fellows / Teaching Alumni have shown strengths in:
Fellowship Programme: Impact

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Agenda

2030 Strategic Goals
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Mission Statement:
To build a movement of leaders in the education ecosystem to empower all children in Malaysia to realise their potential
Vision:
One day, all children in Malaysia
will have the opportunity to realise their potential through quality education
2030 Aspiration: TFM will be a movement of 30,000 leaders by 2030
DEVELOP
new leadership in the
education system
ACCELERATE
existing leadership in
education at scale
MOBILISE
the movement to drive
systemic change
Attract and develop promising future
leaders who will provide a quality
education to students in high-need
communities.
Accelerate the development of the
next generation of leaders within the
Ministry of Education through
leadership development
programmes.
Grow and continuously engage an
inclusive movement of leaders across
all layers of the education ecosystem
to collectively scale impact.
2030 Strategic Goals: We aim to grow the movement to 30,000 leaders by 2030

Our Programmes
Novice Teacher Pathway
Teaching Partner Pathway
Recruitment is from high-potential
candidates, typically fresh
graduates and young professionals.
Launched in 2012.
2022 Cohort: 23 Fellows
- Year 2, graduating by mid-2023
- Placed in Kuala Kangsar and Hulu
Perak, Perak
- Year 1, progressing to Year 2
- Placed in Serian and Padawan,
Sarawak
Recruitment is from in-service
teachers with 0-2 years of
experience.
Launching this year.
2024 Cohort: target 50 Novice
Teachers in Perak and Sarawak
Target Schools: >50% B40
Community, >150 students per
school; 50% Primary & 50%
Secondary School
Focus subjects: English, Malay and
History
2-year leadership development programme where we recruit, train,
support and place Fellows in high-need schools where majority are
from B40/Orang Asli communities.
Develop
Program Duta Guru
2-year leadership development
programme where we recruit, train and
support in-service STEM teachers.
Entirely funded by and a joint initiative
between Yayasan Petronas and Ministry of
Education, with TFM as implementation
partner. Program Duta Guru is a completely
bespoke and tailored programme for Yayasan
Petronas.
More than 900 STEM teachers in total
enrolled in the programme.
186 School Improvement Specialist Coaches
are involved as Pembimbing PDG.
145 District Education Ofﬁces are involved in
the programme.
Accelerate
Community Mobilisation
Various special projects beyond the
classroom that aims to mobilise both
students and adults to become a
movement of leaders.
Programmes include:
Program Komuniti Perkasa
Multi-module tutoring programmes in Projek
Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) in Klang Valley.
Student Leadership Camp
4-month student development programme for
idea and product development and
implementation with a corporate partner.
Future of Work
Preparing students for future employability
through series or workshops/talks/facility
visits.
Mobilise

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Agenda
1. The state of education in Malaysia
4. 2030 Strategy & 2024 Growth Plans
Partnership Discussion

Partnership Opportunity for 2024
TFM is seeking to establish partnerships that support our flagship Fellowship Programme
Description To enable TFM to run educational programmes to address education inequity across the country, particularly B40 and Orang Asli communities
Elements of
Partnership
Teaching Partner Pathway: 2-year development programme where Fellows are recruited, trained and placed in high-need schools, which are majority B40
or Orang Asli students.
Opportunity to support 3 concurrent Fellowship cohorts in 2024:
2022 Cohort: 23 Fellows in Perak (completing Year 2 in June)
2023 Cohort: 22 Fellows in Sarawak (beginning Year 2 in March)
2024 Cohort: 27 Fellows (beginning Year 1 in March, placement TBC)
Total Reach: 72 Fellows impacting up to 10,800 students
Future of Work (Student GLO Add-On Programme)
Preparing students for future employability through a series of workshops / talks / facility visits.
Opportunity for partners to volunteer, engage and mentor group of students to develop necessary skill sets for their future careers.
Total Reach: up to 100 students per school throughout 3 engagement sessions.
Reporting
All partners are entitled to an end-of-year report that entails student impact, Fellow development assessments, engagement feedback, etc.
Middle-of-year report available upon request.
Engagement
Opportunities
Relevant engagement opportunities for Fellowship throughout the year:
Q1: 1) Externship / Mentoring, 2) Pre-Service Programme Lunch Q3: 3) TFM Week
TBD: 4) TFM Stakeholder Event, 5) Workshop, 6) Industry Talk, 7) Industry Visit
Branding & PR
Opportunities
Co-branding and press release on continued partnership and initiatives on website and social media
Invitation to TFM events and networking opportunities

Tier 3
Community
≥ RM150k/yr
Tier 4
Discovery
≥ RM50k/yr
Tier 1
Strategic
≥ RM1 mil/yr
Tier 2
Champion
≥ RM500k/yr
CORE BENEFITS
Branding & PR
Logo placement on website, social media & publications
✓
Impact Report
End-of-Year and Annual Impact Reports
✓
Talent Pipeline
Receive Fellows’ Resume Book with early privilege to recruit Fellows for employment
✓
ENGAGEMENTS Min. 4 Min. 4+2 Min. 4+4 Min. 4+4
Community Events
Invitation to TFM community networking events
e.g,. Raya Open House
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Stakeholder & Advocacy Events
Invitation to education advocacy events conducted with key stakeholders
e.g., MoE Roundtable, Research White Paper discussions, etc.
✓ ✓ ✓
Student & Fellow Engagements
Opportunities to engage directly with Fellows, students and schools throughout the year
e.g., PSP Lunch, TFM Week & Dragon’s Den
✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓✓
Student GLO Add-On Programme
Opportunity to opt into a pre-designed Student GLO (Growth, Leadership &
Opportunities) Programme to increase direct student engagement touchpoints
✓ ✓ ✓
Volunteer Tutoring Programme
Opportunity to recruit employees to tutor students from Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR)
communities across an 8-week period
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Fellow Externship
Opportunity to host Fellow(s) for a 3-week internship for their professional development.
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
BESPOKE PROGRAMME
Opportunity to add-on a bespoke programme to suit partner’s ESG pillars and impact
reporting. Unlock increased Fellow and/or student engagements opportunities.
✓ + Acknowledgement as
one of few anchor partners
✓ + Acknowledgement as the
title sponsor
Partner Tiering

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Social Innovation Initiative
Externship
Fundraising Events
Workshops
Field Trips
TFM Week
Workshops or sessions to upskill or empower
students e.g. workshops on ﬁnancial / digital
literacy, communication skills.
Provide opportunities for students to visit partners’
sites, where they can learn about their role,
opportunities for future careers.
Senior management staff co-teach with Fellows in the
classrooms to understand the work we do, and inspire
students.
Fellows initiate community projects. Partners can
support Fellows’ project at the Dragon’s Den pitch day.
Opportunity for Fellow to do 3-week internship
with Partner for personal development.
Accelerate awareness and understanding of the
public on the work TFM does. Employee fundraising
campaigns to raise funds for TFM.
Employee Engagement & Volunteering Opportunities

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We will be able to share your support as a key
partner towards our mission, to an audience
of over 20k across our social media platforms
(FB, IG, TW, LI, YT).
Logo placement on our TFM website,
publications and visibility at our key events.
Social-media posts: We can feature you
throughout the all related engagements/events
or celebrate specific occasions (e.g. Teachers’
Day)
Press release: We can issue a joint press
release for distribution to highlight the
partnership.
Branding & PR
TFM Website -
partners’ appreciation
Example of
soc-media posts

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Main Funding Priority: Monetary Contribution
As Teach For Malaysia is a non-profit organisation, the main method to support our organisation in our
mission is by contributing funding to enable us to continue to scale our operations across the country.
Partner benefits and perks will commensurate with amount of funding according to the corporate partner
tiering structure.
Other ways you can contribute:
Your organisation can support us through other ways such as:
1) In-kind donations, through goods and/or services, and
2) Marketing opportunities such as, fundraising campaign (with matching fund), media sponsorship; joint
outreach to Influencers (e.g. Sports Personalities), etc.
How you can partner with Teach For Malaysia

Strategic Partners
Champion Partners
Our current partners and sponsors
Community Partners
Discovery Partners
Supporters
We are a partner in the Global Education Network

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Thank you
for your support.

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