In order to improve teaching and studies in schools, Chief Secretary of UP, Alok Ranjan has directed that maximum number of schools should be inspected and provision of making the inspection reports online should be activated by April 2016.
He said that examinations should be held in primary and higher primary schools from March 14 to March 21.
He also directed for categorization of schools on the basis of result and other parameters and information should be compiled by the end of April 2016.
Chief Secretary was reviewing the affairs of departments of Basic Education and Secondary Education here today. He asked to ensure that new books were made available immediately after the commencement of academic session of 2017-18. Moreover, State Education Research and Training Council should be assigned with the task of scrutiny of study books, so that new books could be applied in 2017-18.
The Chief Secretary said that special attention should be given to improve quality of education and teachers should be trained in advance techniques of teaching and assessment. He said that the department should put up proposals for constitution of school management committees, so that they could contribute in the improvement of education system.
The level of English language teaching in council schools was not up to the mark and hence, Director, State Education Research and Training Council should prepare an action-plan for training of teachers in English language, Ranjan added. He said that besides English, teachers should also be trained in Science and Mathematics. He informed that school award scheme had been started to inculcate spirit of competition.
He also directed that for converting the 18 model schools to the pattern of Navodaya schools, entrance examination for admission to class 6 and class 9 should be held in the last week of March. He said that facility for boarding of students of these schools in hostels should be ensured. Moreover, temporary posting of teachers in these schools should be done till the selection of permanent teachers.
Meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Secondary Education , Jitendra Kumar, Secretary, Basic Education , Ashish Kumar Goel along with other officials.