Monthly Newsletter | February 2023 | Volume 42
Dear Readers,
We are glad to present to you the February edition of the School 360 Newsletter.
Significant educational reforms based on the new National Education policy (NEP) have swept across the education sector of our nation. Stem-based learning and skill-based education is gaining momentum. Edtech as a sector has been very impactful, from providing e-learning platforms, student engagement tools in the classroom to skill development and continuous learning opportunities for higher education. These coupled with positive government policies has led to the acceleration of transformation in the field of education. Recently, ‘Jaadui Pitara’: a play-based learning teaching material for the children of foundational stage (age 3-8 years) developed under the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) was launched by the education minister. It is available in many Indian languages to enable children of foundational stage to learn in their mother tongue. Learning is now becoming more student-centered, dynamic, collaborative and inclusive, giving way for creativity to blossom.
In this edition, we have covered these topics: India’s First National Assessment Regulator-PARAKH; Education Department: Schools to Inform Students about G20; Education Department: Align Ages for class 1 to 6+; Education Budget 2023-Highlights; “Beyond Classrooms”- Innovative Initiative in WB Schools; G20 Education Working Group Meetings in India
We hope you will find this edition of the newsletter informative and enrich us with your valuable feedback.
Thank you.
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India's first national assessment regulator PARAKH (Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development), is tasked to work on establishin...
India assumed the G20 Presidency from Indonesia on December 1 last year and will convene the G20 Leaders' Summit for the first time later this year. India's Presidency ...
Recently, the Centre ordered the state and union territory administrations to standardise the admissions age range for grade 1 to at least the age of six years. Additio...
Key announcements pertaining to the Education sector in the Union Budget 2023 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament:
The education budget 2023 has risen by 8.27% to Rs 1,12,899.47 crore, crossing Rs 1 lakh crore for the first time
Recruitment of over 38,000 teachers for Ekalavya Schools
Dedicated research programme for pharmaceuticals
New Research centres on artificial intelligence, internet of things and similar new-age fields
A revised apprenticeship scheme
157 new nursing colleges....
Schools reopened last year after a two-year gap because of the COVID pandemic. In the new session that started this January, man...
The first G20 Education Working Group (EdWG) meeting took place in Chennai on 1st and 2nd February 2023. The objective of this m...