Exchange programme in Rajpura schools from today

Exchange programme in Rajpura schools from today

Mohali, August 10: A meeting of the Punjab Private Schools Organisation (PPSO) held here today focused on organising an educational exchange programme in schools in Rajpura from August 11 to August 27. The PPSO has partnered with Limited Resource Teachers Training (LRTT), a UK-based educational NGO, to conduct the programme in its nine schools.

Under the programme, a team of 15 persons, including two group leaders, 12 fellows (trained and skilled UK teachers) and one filmmaker, will closely observe and train about 100 teachers from nine low-cost private schools in Rajpura.

The LRTT enables and delivers inspirational teacher training in limited resource contexts all over the world. LRTT training workshops equip teachers with innovative, modern, tested strategies to improve learning for all students.

According to secretary-general of the PPSO Tejpaul Singh, the exchange programme was the first-of-its-kind initiative for low-cost private schools in the region. Trained, qualified and experienced teachers from various cities of England were part of the team.

He said the PPSO had been able to get international training for its teachers in Punjab virtually at no cost. The LRTT was managing the cost of training.

PPSO president Didar Singh Dhindsa said through this programme, the PPSO wanted its schools and teachers to learn about global education standards and provide global education to the students of Punjab.

The exchange programme is supported by the National Independent Schools Alliance (NISA) and STIR Education, UK. The PPSO is already implementing STIR Education’s model to improve the quality of education in 14 schools in Rajpura for the past one year.

Read the story in The Tribune, Chandigarh.