School education: Ranked among 10 states performing poorly, Gujarat to assess teachers’ involvement in classrooms

As part of its efforts to improve the performance of schools, the Gujarat government is planning to assess teachers’ involvement in classrooms.

A panel set up to revise the Gunotsav process, the state government’s initiative to assess the performance of government schools and its students, to align with the national system and the National Education Policy-2020, has suggested incorporating teacher’s assessment on the basis of the Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

“Under the NEP-2020, a 50 hours’ CPD is mandatory for professional development annually in order to upgrade their skills. It is being planned to check if the teachers are a part of the CPD or not and the manner in which they are using this training in the classrooms. There needs to be a set criteria to identify good tea