March 2023

Monthly Newsletter | March 2023 | Volume 43

Dear Readers,

We are glad to present to you the March edition of the School 360 Newsletter.

India has always been a nation where change is constant in all sectors resulting in their experiencing growth and development. Education sector has been no exception and the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was launched in an effort to create a new educational system for the country. Since then, there has been no looking back. The education sector has shown tremendous improvement, and as claimed by the NEP formulators, our nation will overtake other countries in terms of knowledge output, seeking to reach a 100% Gross Enrollment Ratio for students in pre-school through secondary education by 2030. Many schools have already adopted competency- based learning strategies, and the new model will be completely adopted over the course of the coming year, as per the announcement by the Central board of secondary Education (CBSE). The aim is to bring accessibility, equity, quality, affordability, and accountability into the education system.

In this edition, we have covered these topics: Updated NCERT Textbooks Anticipated to be Implemented in 2024-25; Dharmendra Pradhan: New NCERT Textbooks till Grade5 to be Developed in 22 Indian Languages; Schools Asked by CBSE to do Self-Assessment Against SQAA Framework; CBSE Directs Schools Not to Start the new Academic Session Before April 2023; National Curriculum Framework for Nursery to Grade 2 Implemented by CBSE; News Reading Sessions Mandated in Government Schools

We hope you will find this edition of the newsletter informative and enrich us with your valuable feedback.

Thank you.

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CBSE Directs Schools Not to Start the New Academic Session Before April 2023

Schools have been strictly instructed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to follow the academic calendar and not to start the new academic session befor...

Updated NCERT Textbooks Anticipated to be Implemented in 2024–2025

According to Education Ministry officials, new National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) textbooks updated in accordance with the new National Educa...

Schools Asked by CBSE to do Self-Assessment Against SQAA Framework

All schools must complete a mandatory prior self-evaluation against the school quality assessment and assurance (SQAA) framework, according to a notification from the C...

Dharmendra Pradhan: New NCERT Textbooks till Grade 5 to be Developed in 22 Indian Languages

A high-level meeting was held in Delhi on new National Curriculum Framework (NCF) and new textbooks based on National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 by the Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. It was attended by Sanjay Kumar (Secretary, School Education), senior officials of the National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) and members of National Steering Committee.

The Minister said that study materials (be it textbook, playbook or play-based material) till grade 5 will be prepared in 22 languages included in the Constitution’s 8^th schedule using technology. This will align with th...

National Curriculum Framework for Nursery to grade 2 Implemented by CBSE

Implementation of National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCFFS) has been announced by the Central board of Second...

News Reading Sessions Mandated in Government Schools

The government schools of Jharkhand have been instructed to compulsorily conduct news reading sessions and quizzes, by the schoo...