Education Ministry allows private publishers to develop Textbooks with single national curriculum
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The Education Ministry issued a letter to all provincial governments regarding single national curriculum textbook policy on Wednesday and also allowed private publishers to develop these textbooks aligned with student learning objectives.
According to the Ministry, private publishers in this regard, need to acquire NOC by Textbook Boards of their respective areas to enable the Boards to check any inclusion of anti-Pakistan, anti-religion or any other hate material.
The Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training also advised all provincial Textbook Boards to exercise due diligence to ensure that private publishers producing textbooks in line with the objectives and contents of the single national curriculum.
Single national curriculum to begin from August
Education minister says curriculum to be followed by all public, private schools from next academic year
Higher secondary schools across the province resumed on-campus classes on Monday, after a suspension of nearly two months during the second wave of the pandemic. PHOTO:EXPRESS
ISLAMABAD:
Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood announced on Wednesday that the country will adopt the Single National Curriculum (SNC) from the next academic year, which will begin from August 2021.
The announcement came through the official Twitter account of the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, which stated that the ministry has developed the SNC with consultation from the relevant stakeholders for grades pre-1 to 5 and that this “shall be followed by all public and private schools across the country from next academic year”.
Conference on minorities, education system points out serious gaps
Islamabad
January 16, 2021
Islamabad : All education policies introduced in Pakistan had ignored the promise of fundamental rights of religious minorities made in the 1973 Constitution. The issue came under discussion at a National Conference held on Friday to shed light on the challenges and prospects for minorities in the education system of Pakistan.
The conference was organised under the auspices of the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) and Peoples’ Commission for Minorities Rights (PCMR).
The conference was attended by educationists, researchers, rights activists, and representatives of the ministry of education and hundreds of participants online from across the country.
Experts shed light on Challenges & Prospects for Minorities in Education System of Pakistan
January 15, 2021
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A “National Conference on Minorities and Education System of Pakistan: Challenges and Prospects” was organized in Islamabad on Friday under the auspices of the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) and the Peoples’ Commission for Minorities Rights (PCMR).
The Conference was attended by educationists, researchers, rights activists and representatives of the Ministry Of Education and hundreds of participants online from across the Country.
In his remarks at the Conference, the Author, Educationist, Research & Consultant Dr. Abdul Hameed Nayyar said all education policies introduced in Pakistan had ignored the promise of fundamental rights of religious minorities made in the 1973 constitution.
National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) and Turku Vocational Institute, Finland agreed to enhance the cooperation in the field of