Is Education       • “… the volume of education has increased and 
                       continues  to  increase,  yet  so  do  pollution, 
   a Good              exhaustion  of  resources,  and  the  dangers  of 
   Thing?              ecological catastrophe. If still more education 
                       is to save us, it would have to be education of a 
                       different kind: an education that takes us into 
                       the depth of things. “
                      (Schumacher, 1997)
      Quality in Schools
      • Access to education has improved but Quality of education is lagging
      • Primary Focus must shift to learning outcomes with a ‘Student’ not ‘textbook’ centric approach
      • Learning loss due to pandemic is accompanied with some learning gain in skills 
      • Quality in education encompasses the  curriculum design, learning resources, pedagogy, assessment 
       designs, teacher competency and technology.
      • This vision of Quality and Sustainable Schools is an approach to strive a balance between society, 
       economy and environment.
    Sustainability & Sustainable School
  • A Sustainable School prepares young people for a lifetime of sustainable living, through its teaching, 
   fabric and its day-to-day practices. 
  • It is guided by a commitment to care: 
    • for ourselves (our health and well-being)
    • for others (across cultures, distances and generations)
    • for the planet (both locally and globally)
  • A Sustainable School puts a high value on the well-being of its pupils and the school environment.
  • Sustainability is concerned with sound management of resources (environmental and others) that requires 
   a change in thinking and practice. 
      • Universal Access from pre-primary school to Grade 12
      NEP 2020: Focus on Quality 
      • Early Childhood Care Education
      & Sustainable Schools
      • Multilingualism and the power of language 
      • National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST)
      • Equitable and inclusive education 
      • Standard-setting and Accreditation for School Education 
      • exposure to vocational education
      • Reforms in assessment
  Sustaining Education Outside 
  the Schools