School Education

2022 - 9 - 2

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HC orders constitution of a committee to ensure equal importance to ... (The Hindu)

Court directs School Education Secretary to head the committee and come up with a report within three months.

“The mandate of the Government Orders and the provisions of law should not remain a paper tiger. Yet, the Chief Educational Officer (CEO) for Chennai had submitted that as many as 367 out of 1,434 schools in the city did not have playgrounds, the judges lamented. The Tamil Nadu Private Schools (Regulation) Act of 2018 too considers adequacy of playground as a criteria for recognition. The court ordered periodic inspection of schools to ensure that physical education was given equal importance along with other subjects. “Physical activity enhances the physical and mental strength of a student apart from developing comradeship, instilling discipline and imbibing leadership qualities. Thereafter, steps must be taken to ensure that the institutions get equipped fully to ensure the wellbeing of students.

JKTJAC deputation meets Director School Education, projects ... (Daily Excelsior)

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 1: A deputation of Jammu Kashmir Teachers' Joint Action Committee (JKTJAC), led by its UT President Vinod Sharma, ...

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Sports & Physical Activities Integral To Education, All Schools Must ... (Live Law)

While disposing of a petition seeking to frame a set of guidelines for proper instruction of physical education in public and private schools, the Madras ...

"The mandate of Government order and the provisions of law should not remain a paper tiger. The State, on the other hand, submitted a status report informing the court that physical education had been made compulsory in all schools and periodic monitoring of facilities was being conducted by the officials concerned. The committee shall identify the schools not having requisite infrastructure for imparting physical education and ensure physical education is given necessary importance.

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KARTET 2022 Registration Begins at schooleducation.kar.nic.in ... (Jagran English)

KARTET 2022 Registration: Applicants are informed that there will be two papers of the exam. They need to pay Rs 700 to apply for Paper 1 exam and Rs 1000 ...

Notably, KARTET 2022 Exam is held to determine the eligibility of the candidates for teaching in classes 1 to 8. Candidates must have the eligibility to apply for KARTET 2022. It should be noted that the last date to apply for KARTET 2022 is September 30. Additionally, applicants are informed that there will be two papers of the exam. The application window has been opened from September 1, 2022. Department of Public Education, Karnataka has invited applications for the registration of the Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test (KARTET) 2022.

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TN School Education Minister: Education will be comprehensive if ... (Telegraph India)

Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi the minister for school education in Tamil Nadu reviewed the recently launched initiative to screen films in government schools, ...

Furthermore, the winners can attend the State-level camp and participate in competitions. As part of the year-long school film festival initiative, one film will be screened every month. ‘Children of Heaven,’ an Iranian film with English subtitles, was screened for students of Class VI to Class IX on Thursday.

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Learning through films will make education more holistic: Minister (The Hindu)

School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi reviewed the recently launched initiative to screen films in government schools, at the Corporation Higher ...

Based on their work, the best students will be chosen from among them and invited to participate at the district-level competitions. As part of the year-long school film festival initiative, one film will be screened every month. This would be conducted during one of the art periods allocated every week for students. We believe that films will encourage children to be more observant, expressive, and empathetic. We want them to be exposed to more than just academics. ‘Children of Heaven,’ an Iranian film with English subtitles, was screened for students of Class VI to Class IX on Thursday.

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