Through our valued partnership with the Helga Todd Foundation, Him Jyoti, an all-girls school in Dehradun, India, with 280 girls and approximately 25 teachers, has successfully completed and participated in a range of teacher professional development activities that we provide. The Helga Todd Foundation has introduced Him Jyoti to Teach2030, sponsoring and enabling them to complete 4 of our key Teach2030 courses: Growth Mindset, Fresh Thinking, Practical Active Learning and Planning Lessons to Reach All Learners. Our Teach2030 professional development platform provides low data, contextualised courses, workshops, teaching tips and resources. It can help both individuals and schools to upskill their practice. With additional advice and guidance of their UK facilitators, the Helga Todd Foundation encouraged a whole-school approach, with Him Jyoti teachers having successfully completed these courses.
Following his completion of our Planning Lessons to Reach All Learners course, which focuses on the process of planning an effective lesson, Aishwarya Jakmola, a teacher of mathematics, says, ‘The Planning Lessons module has been extremely helpful in enhancing my skills as a teacher. It guided me in writing clear and effective learning objectives, ensuring that they align with the overall goals of the lesson. Additionally, I learned how to design a lesson plan that is flexible and easily adaptable for classroom use. The module also taught me how to write activity objectives that directly support and complement the main learning objectives of the class, ensuring a cohesive and purposeful learning experience for the students.’
It is through our partnership collaboration that Teach2030 courses are supporting teachers practically in the classroom, allowing students to develop further and more successfully in their learning journeys.
To celebrate Commonwealth Day, Teach2030 ran a competition for our schools that connected TPD knowledge and experience with student participation in a fun, encouraging way. Our Year of the Youth and One Big Question competitions gained the most entries from teachers at the Him Jyoti school; although this was not part of the partnership, it is only through the partnership that teachers have been instilled with the confidence to participate in these additional activities. It was a privilege to see the results of our TPD in action through their engaging and insightful videos; there were some wonderful entries from Him Jyoti students. Winners this year were Kanchan Samant, Aakansha Bisht, and Anil Thapa – all from this fabulous school. It was clear that teachers had committed to embedding the strategies learnt from the competition course, as their entries were well-prepared and thoughtfully presented.
It is only with great leadership that success and change can truly occur. Headteachers hold great power and influence, as they are role models for all their teachers. Their headteacher, Ruma Malhotra, is playing a supportive and encouraging role within the school, maintaining a high level of communication with both the Helga Todd Foundation and the CET.
Our special thanks must also be extended to the Helga Todd Foundation for being such an important partner and for enabling Him Jyoti to reach such success. Together, we are striving to improve education standards worldwide.
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