On CM’s suggestion, SED seeks suggestions from stakeholders to improve quality education in schools

Srinagar, Aug 22: The School Education Department (SED) has started an exercise to rope in stakeholders including the heads of the schools and teachers to put forth an action plan for improving quality education in government-run educational institutions.

The move comes days after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked the department to submit a 10-point action plan which will be worked out in one year for the betterment of the children.

CM Omar Abdullah said this during his address during a day-long conference organised by Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on National Education Policy (NEP)-2020: challenges and prospectus at SKICC Srinagar, earlier this week.

“I will start working on those 10 points within a year because I want our children to compete with the children of the whole country,” Omar Abdullah said in his address.

He said that there was no shortage of intelligence and talent in our children but they only looked for opportunities.

“Opportunity and exposure, these are the two things that are lacking here,” Abdullah said. He asked the education minister Sakina Itoo to put forth a 10-point action plan in cabinet and assured that work on the action plan will be started within a year. “Because I want our children to compete with the children of the whole country,” he said.

Following this, Directorate of School Education, Kashmir (DSEK) has invited concise, achievable and practical suggestions from all stakeholders including school heads, teachers, parents, students, community and civil society after thorough analysis at school and community level. The 10-point action plan is to be submitted to the directorate by August 25, 2025.

“Your inputs will directly form our action plan to make J&K a leader in quality education,” reads a message

The suggestions to be framed by the stakeholders must include 10 areas of concern besides gaps identified at school level as well as the realistic action to fill the gaps.

The stakeholders have been asked to put forth suggestions about how the learning, equity, safety and well-being of students will improve.

The initiative is likely to engage community members at the village level in the smooth functioning of the school and restore public ownership of the government schools.

The decision to seek 10-point action plan form stakeholders comes weeks after the School Education Department (SED) decided to hold mega Parent Teacher Meeting (PTM) in school to restore

PTMs were organised in schools to regain missing public ownership for the schools. The officials said the PTMs will bridge the missing link between the schools and the parents and will ensure proper communication with the stakeholders.