Teacher Education and Support 450. The Ministry of Education is developing comprehensive training programmes for education managers, college lecturers, teachers, trainee teachers and head teachers. The programmes have produced materials on HIV/AIDS and other health-related facts and stress the role of education personnel in behaviour formation and behavioural change. 451. The Ministry of Education also supports and works closely with NGOs that promote HIV/AIDS prevention, such as Teachers Against HIV/AIDS Network (TAHAN). The Ministry of Education in conjunction with the Ministry of Health has designed a research agenda on HIV/AIDS issues to form part of its policy and planning. Safety, Health and Nutrition in Schools 452. To improve the health and nutrition of pupils and sanitation in schools the Ministry of Education is implementing the School Health and Nutrition policy through BESSIP. Curriculum Reforms 453. The Ministry of Education’s foremost priority for lower and middle basic education is to ensure that pupils master essential literacy and numeracy skills; while for upper basic education it is the acquiring of high levels of competence in communication, mathematical skills, and problem-solving ability that is fostered through scientific and practical subjects. Accordingly, the curriculum emphasizes language, mathematics, science and practical subjects. 171