Edu Research & Insights

 - Teachers are extremely important not only for schools but for our society also. Respect and support for teachers is vital who work relentlessly for our children. By involving teachers and other stakeholders in decision-making processes, democratic leaders  promote collaboration, trust, and inclusivity, contributing to a positive school climate . Despite its benefits, challenges such as resistance to change and power dynamics exist. The democratic leadership style  prioritizes collaboration above direction, and a democratic leader seeks feedback before making a final decision . A principal who adopts the democratic leadership style, for instance, is more likely to involve teachers and staff members in the decision-making process. Below are few aspects where the school management can support and collaborate with teachers. 1. Acknowledge their hard work: Express gratitude and appreciation for their dedication constantly. 2. Provide resources and support: Ensure they have ...

 💫 *DEAR SCHOOL MANAGEMENT* Here are Some Key Points How you can Attract New Admissions on Upcoming Session. 1. Strong Academic Reputation: Highlight the School's Academic Achievements, Quality of Education, and success Stories of Past Students to instill confidence in Prospective Parents and Students. 2. Modern Facilities: Showcase modern amenities, such as well-equipped classrooms, libraries, science labs, and sports facilities, to demonstrate the commitment to providing a well-rounded educational experience. 3. Qualified Faculty: Emphasize the credentials and expertise of the teaching staff to assure parents of the school's commitment to high-quality education. 4. Co-curricular Activities: Promote diverse co-curricular activities such as sports, arts, and clubs that nurture students' talents and offer a holistic development. 5. Focus on Holistic Development: Highlight the school's approach to not only academic excellence but also character-building, leadership, and...

- A school is a complex organization where multiple activities should co-ordinate in sync. Each stake holder - Management, Teacher, Students, Parents and supportive staff, everyone has an important role to play. All these stake holders need to know their job, roles and responsibilities, and also the structure, policy and procedure of their work. Thus a team has come up with a 'school operations manual' to support schools in designing their school policies and procedures, which will help to strengthen the school system.  This manual outlines the significant policies and procedures covering a wide spectrum of activities in a school, starting from affiliation, curriculum planning, extra-curricular activities, value education, school administration, statutory compliances, HR, etc.  The core objective of this manual is to communicate, describe and help in implementing the best practices, policies and procedures so as to bring standardisation in our schools through collaboration. Ev...

 - The first among the sectors to close during the 1 st wave of a pandemic is the education sector and the last sector to open at the end of the pandemic wave is again the education sector. The education sector is taken extra care regarding health and safety as millions of students worldwide study in schools and various educational centres. The schools are very much hit because of pandemics, and that private schools are affected the most. In India we have various kinds of school setups- Government, Aided and Private. The government is fully funded by the government, the aided in part funded by the government and the private schools are not funded by the government, the private schools are in turn dependent on the student fee to run the school operations. To run a low budget school of say 800 students, the annual budget might go up to a multiple lakh to a Crore depending on the school location, City type, quality of teaching-learning etc. In this article, our focus is on low bu...

- The students are sent to school to make them a fully developed individual, emotionally, socially, physically and intellectual wise.  A good leader has an healthy body, mind, heart and soul. There are many many critical leadership skills that students need to develop. There are some important ones that include self awareness/mindfulness,  listening,  communication, collaboration, and positivity. For a student to be a successful leader, they must try to learn these attributes. The responsibilty of developing leadership qualities falls squarely on parents, society and also school.  Today’s highly competitive world demands students to be able to communicate well, be confident, think critically and creatively, solve problems, take thoughtful decisions, be able to work with others, have a goal in life, take responsibility and behave ethically and morally. Other than regular subjects schools organise various events, this helps students to learn various skills practically ...

🌈  Thanks to the department of Industrial Policy and Promotion for “Udyog Manthan” to discuss the challenges and opportunities in quality and productivity through a focussed webinar on ‘Education Services Industry’ on 4th Feb.  Click to watch the video: Thanks to Mr Vineet Joshi, Ministry of Education for sharing the road map on NEP 2020. Source:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fjEZHIkdmA&list=PL51O68zNlCcUrx4FuFD9HYbGjwEwtrfK8&index=21

- Any transformation is complex until and unless we understand the root causes, envision what’s possible, and develop a strategy to achieve it. Education transformation can be understood as, providing the strategy and tools needed to enhance teaching and learning, and support students to achieve the intended learning outcome. We need to help all the students to achieve their potential by taking a student-centred approach to explore all aspects of teaching and learning, such as curriculum, individual learning plans, assessment etc. For Education change to happen requires a major transformation framework working with minor tiny steps. To transform and improve the system a holistic and connected framework is needed. We need to involve multiple owners with transparency and accountability. Any successful educational intervention has to be designed to scale across thousands of schools, and lakhs of children. The intervention needs to be flexible and achievable with the availabl...

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-  Hello Educator, Webinar Topic: *Mental health for School Leaders & Educators during the pandemic* Date: 28 January 2021 Time: 4 - 5 PM Register Now - https://forms.gle/tJe6ZSPTeTgDXZkRA We would also like to take this opportunity to share the details of another very insightful webinar that ICER Talks is conducting on 28th January 2021, on the topic *“Mental health for School Leaders & Educators during the pandemic”*.  The speaker of this webinar, *Dr Vaijayanthee Anand*, a Professor at IIM Indore will be sharing her valuable insights on the issues revolving around the mental health of teachers, coping with changes in the education space and effective ways of delivering education amid the crisis. We would like to take this opportunity and thank you for registering for the webinar conducted by ICER Talks on 21st January 2021. Please have a look at the entire recording of the webinar by clicking on the link below. https://youtu.be/WRSqz54WwPo Source: Received the above...