PANAJI
As the State moves ahead with stage wise implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020- for Class IX this year onwards, the Education department has proposed to hold taluka-level visits to engage with individual schools to address any challenges faced by them in the new education system.
While the curriculum for Foundational Stage I and II has been developed and made available to the schools, the State government appointed committee is in process of developing curricula for the preparatory and middle stages under NEP, which would be implemented from the next academic year 2025-26 onwards.
The Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had on Tuesday chaired NEP 2020 Steering Committee meeting to review its implementation across state's school education system. The Secretary of Education provided a detailed briefing on the current status of NEP-2020 implementation.
In the meeting, Secretary informed the Chief Minister that the State Curriculum Development Committees for the Preparatory and Middle Stages are in the process of developing curricula for NEP implementation at their respective stages, starting from the next academic year.
“State Curriculum Framework for the Foundational and Secondary Stages has been officially notified. The curriculum for Foundational Stage I and Foundational Stage II has been developed and distributed to all schools,” CM was informed.
Secretary said that the Taluka-level visits will be conducted to engage with schools individually and address any challenges they may face.
The Secretary further informed that the Art and Vocational Education teachers have been allocated to all schools to introduce Art Education as part of the NEP and that the teachers instructing Class IX have received training in Learning Outcomes, Assessment Rubrics, and Evaluation Patterns.
A group of 80 Mathematics and Science teachers has undergone training at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
Meanwhile, a preparatory test ahead of PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 (formerly known as NAS), scheduled for November 19, 2024, will be conducted for students in Classes 3, 6, and 9 across all schools on Wednesday. Schools will receive daily questions, in addition to the existing weekly questions, through Vidya Samiksha Kedra (SCERT).
