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Basic facilities
1 The Government schools in Karachi Every child must have safe and easy access to schools close to The Government Schools in Karachi must be
are not located rationally. Due to their home according to its/their age and level of education. The rationalized and presently non-feasible or
increase in population and growth of provinces/ areas will further standardize it according to their non viable schools mat be shifted to the
city, there is a dire need of new own situation and implement policies to ensure that schools are needy areas.
Government Schools in newly constructed in response to need.
established colonies and societies.

2 Most of Government schools did not Each primary school must have at least 2 classrooms, one staff/ Each school must have basic facilities like
have the basic facilities like electricity, HT room, one store room, playing area according to the strength clean/ safe drinking water, 2-3 toilets for
Toilets, Clean/ safe drinking water and of students/ staff; co-curricular activities Each school must have students, electricity, boundary wall and
furniture. drinking water, 2-3 toilets for students, lighting, boundary wall adequate seating facilities
and adequate seating facilities

3 Textbooks are available but teaching Each school must have adequate teaching learning support Each school must have adequate teaching
learning support material is not material in the schools for the relevant classes, at least one set learning support material in the schools for
available in schools. of all textbooks for all grades the relevant classes, at least one set of all
textbooks for all grades

4 Low level Co and extra curricular Life skills development will be practiced through co- and extra- Life skills development must be practiced
activities are observed. curricular activities through co- and extra- curricular activities.
Extra funds may be provided

5 A much below standard school Construction of all new schools must be in line with disaster Construction of all new schools must be in
buildings are being constructed. The risk free standards. line with disaster risk free standards. These
average life of these newly constructed standards can be observed at newly
school buildings is hardly 5 to 10 constructed schools by USAID.
years.

6 Hardly 30% schools in Karachi have Each school must have an appropriate play area as play Each school must have playing area.
play grounds. contributes to learning outcomes
Hardly 10% schools in Karachi have Each school must have a library with a variety of materials in Each school must have a library with a
libraries. place. variety of materials in place.

School Culture
1 Not in Practice • The school should have a vision and Each school should prepare a
mission statement drawn up in vision and Mission statement in
consultation with all relevant line with SE&LD
stakeholders
2 SE&LD has prepared code • Each school must have a visible code of SE&LD has prepared code of
of conduct for different conduct for all stakeholders conduct for different stakeholders.
stakeholders.

3 At larger extent it is in • Values of respect to each other, • Values of respect to each other,
practice cooperation, sympathy must be observed cooperation, sympathy must be
in all schools by all stakeholders observed in all schools by all
stakeholders
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4 Directives already has • Each school must be child friendly and Law has been made against
been issued to discourage free from corporal punishment corporal punishment. (Sindh
corporal punishment Prohibition of Corporal
Punishment Act 2016)

5 Not in Practice • Each school must promote positive • Each school must promote
nourishment/ personality development of positive nourishment/ personality
the learners development of the learners

6 At some extent it is in • School environment must be such that • School environment must be such
practice the child feels safe/secure, enjoys that the child feels safe/secure,
freedom, acknowledgement, and a sense enjoys freedom, acknowledgement,
of belonging and appreciation and a sense of belonging and
appreciation

7 Low level Co and extra • Each school must allocate appropriate • Each school must allocate
curricular activities are time for co-curricular activities to all appropriate time for co-curricular
observed. students according to their aptitude and activities to all students according
capabilities to their aptitude and capabilities

8 At some extent it is in • Each school must ensure a healthy and • Each school must ensure a
practice hygienic environment in the school. healthy and hygienic environment
in the school.

9 At large extent it is in • Each school must be transparent in its • Each school must be transparent
practice spending and display spending in a public in its spending and display
place inside the school spending in a public place inside
the school

Community involvement
1 SMCs are formed but • Each school must have a functional SMCs must be functionalize and
most of those are not School Management Committee (SMC/ some disciplinary powers may be
active due to less PTA/ PTC etc.) to look after school given to SMCs.
involvement of parents affairs effectively

2 At large extent it is in • Each school should have a School School improvement plans must be
practice Development/ Improvement Plan (SIP) supported with financial aids to the
school.

3 At some extent it is in • Each school must facilitate the parents • Each school must facilitate the
practice and communities whenever they visit the parents and communities whenever
school. they visit the school.

4 The link between head • Head Teachers/school heads must • Head Teachers/school heads must
teacher and community is motivate the communities for their motivate the communities for their
very weak. positive involvement in school positive involvement in school
development and resource mobilization development and resource
mobilization

Learning environment
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1 In urban areas teachers are • Each primary school should have at • Each school should have no. of
in excess in schools. least 2 teachers teachers as per required STR

2 In urban areas teachers are • Appropriate student teacher ratios • Each school should have no. of
in excess in schools. should be ensured teachers as per required STR

3 At some extent it is in • Each school should have its own annual • Each school should have its own
practice academic calendar, and possibly adopt a annual academic calendar, and
multilevel calendar which allows teachers possibly adopt a multilevel
the flexibility to personalize, within calendar which allows teachers the
limits flexibility to personalize, within
limits

4 At some extent it is in • No student will remain unattended in Standards proposed in NEP must
practice school at any time be implemented

5 Not in practice • Each school should practice child-

centered and activity-based learning
strategies
6 Not in practice • Each school should offer individual
attention to all students
7 Not in practice • Each school should have an in-built
assessment system, open to all
stakeholders
8 At some extent it is in • Records of progress/ development of
practice each child must be prepared and shared
with the students and parents at
appropriate intervals

School Leadership
1 At some extent it is in Head teacher should ensure the Standards proposed in NEP must
practice implementation of the annual school be implemented
calendar

2 At some extent it is in Each school must have qualified,

practice motivated and visionary leadership

3 At some extent it is in Leadership must have adequate

practice management training Teamwork and
cooperation in school activities must be
observed Leadership should have
capabilities in planning and school
development Leadership must ensure the
best utilization of all available resources
(HR, money, material) to create an
effective and safe learning environment
Leadership must act as mentor and
facilitate the continuous professional
development of all staff members.
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4 Not in practice Leadership must develop motivational
strategies for all staff members