Minister reviews progress on uniform education system
Preparation of model text books in final stage, Mahmood informed
APP
November 08, 2020
ISLAMABAD:
Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood has said that the uniform education system will help end the rattafication system in the educational process, which will improve the learning and thinking abilities of a child.
“After the implementation of the Single National Curriculum, children of rural areas will have the same curriculum as those of elite class,” the federal minister said during his visit to the National Curriculum Council (NCC) on Saturday.
Working groups of model text books, including experts of public, private educational institutions, Agha Khan University and Lums, briefed the minister about the progress on SNC.
2020, the year everything changed: a timeline
A timeline of Covid-19 events in Pakistan
December 19, 2020
To say that the novel coronavirus has changed the world would be an understatement. Since the virus first appeared in China’s Wuhan city on November 17, 2019, it has been exactly 397 days. The longest 397 days ever.
In a matter of days, the entire world went into complete chaos as clusters of cases emerged all over the world.
In a matter of weeks, pressure on the healthcare sector mounted as hospital wards began overflowing with patients experiencing symptoms of the coronavirus.
In a matter of months, the entire world went into complete lockdown and businesses were forced to shut down.
IPEMC to take decision on opening of educational institutions on Jan 4
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The meeting will also consider reducing winter and summer vacations.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) will be held on January 4 to take the decision regarding opening of schools in the country in the wake of the second Covid-19 wave.
The meeting, which will be headed by Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood and attended by all provincial education ministers, will discuss the spike in coronavirus cases in the country as well as the opening of educational institutions.
The meeting will also consider reducing winter and summer vacations. In addition, the new academic year 2020-21 will be considered to start in August 2021 and the national education policy will also be considered.
Minister seeks stakeholder input on education policy
National Education Policy 2021 is aimed at bringing uniformity in education system
APP
December 21, 2020
Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood. PHOTO: RP
Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood on Sunday announced the commencement of a “widespread consultation” process to introduce Pakistan s first ever National Education Policy 2021.
The federal education ministry sought suggestions from the stakeholders and general public in this regard.
The education ministry had been formulating the National Education Policy 2021 according to the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan with an aim to bring uniformity in the education system.
Speaking about the initiative, Mahmood stressed the need to formulate a “formal education policy in the country, saying the consultation process was being kick-started on his directions.