Participants provide other examples of the Ministry’s apparent lack of commitment to the implementation of the
PMS. These include its inability to provide resources, inadequate preparedness, and lack of monitoring. As far as
resources are concerned, AAA explains the impact that the lack of resources, especially of reprographics, is
having on staff engagement with the PMS: “Right now members of staff are dragging their feet because the
resources are inadequate. They believe by not providing resources, the Ministry is not really showing interest in
PMS at school level and they, too, should not bother.” Another school head, EEA, also concludes that in the
Ministry not providing the resources that would help senior managers to better implement the PMS signified
their lack of commitment to the reform: “So I wouldn’t say the Ministry is serious about PMS in schools, and
people are beginning to say, if these people are not showing interest, why should we in the schools?”
In summary, CCA, a school head, summarises the perceptions of those participants who feel that the Ministry
has provided inadequate support. He states: “The Ministry has failed the schools; they have not monitored
implementation; they can’t provide enough resources; training of managers has been poor. With all these
problems, all of us including teachers no longer take this reform seriously.”