India conference: furthering innovation & sustainable education
The British Council and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) School Education Conference took place in New Delhi, India last month.
Rebeca Cruz, K-12 Education & Development Manager, and Eleftheria Iakovidou, Senior Analyst, attended and presented at the two-day event, which focused on four strands:
- Teaching, learning and assessment methods
- Curriculum pedagogy and assessment for 21st Century skills
- Enhancing computational skills and digital technology in the classroom, and
- Integrating environment and climate change education, sustainability and mindfulness across all subjects.
During the conference, Rebeca and Eleftheria held discussions with a range of stakeholders, including representatives from educational state boards from across India, teachers, headteachers and other school leaders, as well as representatives from various India- and UK-based organisations focusing on education, technology, climate change and sustainability education.
‘The conference provided a terrific opportunity to meet and hear from various stakeholders in India, and to discuss how we can continue to provide expert support to the country’s ongoing education reform process,’ said Rebeca Cruz.
The British Council and the CBSE have been working together to jointly create programmes and resources that support institutional and systemic development across schools in India. This collaboration has helped create and build a wide range of educational tools and resources, including those that drew on the expertise of UK and Indian professionals and agencies.
The aim of the December conference was to encourage positive conversations, learn from each other, share knowledge, expertise, and skills with educators, school administrators, policy and decision-makers from the Government in India and other South Asian countries.