Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 18: The Jammu & Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) organized a six- day workshop for the development of English text books for Classes II to V at the Academic Division Bemina, Srinagar.
The workshop was held in consonance with the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) 2022 and National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE) 2023.
Dr Parveen Singh, Director Academics, JKBOSE, said that the initiative aims at strengthening child-centric, inclusive, competency-based, and activity- oriented learning approaches in school education as envisioned under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
The workshop witnessed active participation of experts, academics, subject specialists, and resource persons from various educational and academic institutions across Jammu & Kashmir.
Among the key experts associated with the workshop were Dr Pankaj Sharma, Associate Professor; Dr Tanvir Ahmed, Sr Asst Professor; Dr Shalini Rana, Sanjay Gupta, Geeta Bharti, Shashi Tripathi, Mohammad Yunis, Tehseen Maqbool, Sammer Ahmed, Jasif Nazir, Syed Hamid, Syed Ashiq, Aay Maini, Gulzar Ahmed, Kamini and Saiqa.
Representing Children Guidance and Wellbeing Centre (CGWC-IMHANS), Aqsa Altaf, Programme Coordinator, and Touseef Rashid, Training Coordinator, also participated in the workshop to provide expert inputs for incorporating mental health, psychosocial wellbeing inclusivity, and disability- sensitive components within the English text books.
The workshop also served as a collaborative platform for academicians and experts to exchange ideas, review curricular practices, and develop contextualized educational content aligned with national educational standards and the vision of NEP 2020.
The programme was coordinated by Dr Naila Neelofer, Assistant Director, Academics. Dr Arif Jan, Dy Director and Iftikhar Imran, Academic Officer provided support for smooth functioning of the workshop.
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