Nineteen teachers at Calcutta Rescue have successfully completed a two-year teacher training programme and what they have learned is having a big impact on student attendance and learning.
The Teach 2030 course was funded by UK charity the Helga Todd Foundation and supported by the Commonwealth Education Trust and provided bi-weekly sessions for the teachers – many of whom had no formal teacher training up to this point. Taught using online lessons, Zoom sessions and in-person through mentors from the Heritage School in Kolkata, core subjects ranged from how to develop effective lesson plans and how to use digital learning to fresh approaches to classroom teaching.
Priyanka, headteacher at No 10 School, said: “Teachers can conduct better classes now. They are able to plan lessons much better than before because they know the objectives of the lessons.
“Children are enjoying classes. Learning has become fun now and they don’t realize that they are being taught.
“Class attendance is good and students enjoy when their suggestions are being taken by the teachers.”
Ananya, head of CR’s education project, said: “It was a remarkable journey altogether. “TEACH 2030 modules are scientific, up-to-date and loaded with numerous most modern techniques for providing low-cost education.
“These are child-centric techniques that provide a lot of information on students’ psycho-social behaviours. The techniques oppose the traditional teaching concepts of repetition and memorization. Teachers are now on a much higher level than they were two years back.”
A huge thanks to the Helga Todd Foundation’s experts for their meetings, counselling and constant support in this venture.”
