Bandipora, Jammu & Kashmir, 8 November, 2021: Sri Aurobindo Society and Chief Education Office – Bandipora collectively organized a special webinar for the teachers of Bandipora, Jammu & Kashmir to orient them about the National Education Policy – 2020 and to guide them in effective implementation of the new policy. Mr. Abdul Roub Shad, Chief Education Officer, Bandipora, Jammu & Kashmir was the chief guest of session. Mr. Ashok Sharma, National Training Head, Rupantar, Sri Aurobindo Society attended the online session as the special guest. Dr.  Reyaz–Ul-Hassan, District Cultural Coordinator, Bandipora, Jammu & Kashmir also graced the webinar through his dignified presence. Teachers from Bandipora district showed active participation in this webinar and enriched themselves with the National Education Policy 2020. 

With an objective to orient the elementary level teachers on the national education policy 2020, Sri Aurobindo Society has started a series of webinars in different states and districts of the country. More than 245 successful webinars have been organized in various states/ districts of India till date. 

Mr. Abdul Roub Shad, Chief Education Officer, Bandipora, Jammu & Kashmir, the chief guest of the session, motivated the teachers of Bandipora to participate actively in the successful implementation of the policy at the grassroots level. Sharing his views on the new policy, Mr. Shad said, “Change is the need of the hour and we all need to prepare ourselves for this change. This is the third education policy of India and definitely a powerful one that will surely make India a global knowledge superpower. In this policy, there is huge focus on children’s foundational literacy and numeracy and the new 5+3+3+4 structure in NEP 2020 aims at promoting better overall learning, development, and well-being of the students. The NEP 2020 guides and equips the teachers with new age teaching pedagogies and we all are very hopeful that it will transform India’s education system.” He also thanked Sri Aurobindo Society for starting the initiative of orienting the teachers on the new education policy – 2020.

During the virtual session, Shri. Ashok Sharma, National Training Head, Sri Aurobindo Society who attended the webinar as a special guest, said, “Equity, inclusion, multi-lingual diversity are few important aspects of this education policy and will surely have a major positive impact in improving the education system of our nation. This policy talks about inclusion in a broader sense and constructively addresses our national needs. It is necessary that the teachers who lay the foundation of education understand the new education policy in detail and move forward to implement it. 

The changing role of teachers has been clearly defined in the new education policy 2020. The active participation of the teachers in this webinar is indicative of their commitment towards work. India is on the path of progress and the new education policy 2020 has shown us the direction for transforming education.” 

The detailed training session on the National Education Policy 2020 was conducted by Ms. Shazia Benazir, Master Trainer, Rupantar, Sri Aurobindo Society.