With compliments from the
Directorate General Public Relations
Government of the Punjab, Lahore
Phone No. 99201390 No. 2925/Qudrat/Rana
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PEF STARTS DOLING OUT LIBRARY BOOKS TO PARTNER SCHOOLS- RAJA ANWAR
Lahore, June 29:
The Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has started doling out free libraries to its more than 1800 partner schools situated in different districts of the province to heave the intellectual ken of the students with economically deprived background.
This was stated by Chairman Punjab Education Foundation Raja Muhammad Anwar while giving books to the partner schools management at his office here on Tuesday.
He told that these books have been provided by noted German organization Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) as a gift to students of PEF partner schools in the province. Each library, given to schools, is worth about Rs.50, 000. The books, including wider subjects like art, culture, science, mathematics, literature, religion, English and humanities, are carefully chosen to help foster students emphatic understanding of worldview and to pervade a cosmopolitan understanding in the younger generation so that they could emerge as better citizenry of the society.
Raja Anwar also thanked the German Government for their valuable gift and hoped that it will enable the students to absorb the necessary dimension of life. He announced to introduce compulsory Library Period on weekly basis in partner schools to augment students’ understanding of life. It will help to develop books reading culture in our schools, he hoped.
The function was also addressed by the partner schools management who thanked the PEF for providing free books to their schools.
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Rs. 1.5 billion grant for girls’ education- Raja Anwar
With the compliments of the
Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab,
Lahore. Ph: 99201390-86
No: 2894/Qudrat/Moazam
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Lahore, June 27:
Chairman Chief Minister’s Taskforce on Elementary Raja Muhammad Anwar said that the Punjab Government has allocated special funds amounting to Rs. 1.5 billion as stipends for the girl students of far-flung and remote areas of the province. This amount is reserved in the provincial budget 2010-11. The purpose is to encourage and increase girls schooling in the districts where girls’ education ratio is comparatively less than the other districts.
This was stated by him while briefing a 15-member delegation of School Educators which called on him at his office here on Sunday. Representatives of school education department were also present.
“As no reforms objectives can be achieved sans teachers’ proactive contribution, therefore, one month rigorous training has been arranged for the Educators to teach them about modern concepts of teaching.”
Raja Anwar told the delegation that the government is committed to the quality education and for that purpose, a number of steps have been taken to strengthen the elementary level education in the province, he maintained. He said that girls’ education is top priority as educated womenfolk have greater potential to transform the socio-economic fabric of the society. Quality education is the basic right of every child, he maintained.
Raja Anwar asked the Educators to help achieve the objectives of school education reforms with their dedicated efforts.
No: 2895/Qudrat/Moazam
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BOOKS FOR KALLAR SYEDAN PRESS CLUB
Lahore, June 27:
Chairman Punjab Education Foundation Raja Muhammad Anwar has donated library books to the Kallar Syedan Press Club, district Rawalpindi. Chairman Kallar Syedan Press Club Abid Hussan Zahedi and other members of the Club received books from Raja Anwar at his office here on Sunday. On the occasion, they thanked the Punjab Education Foundation Chairman for the books donation. Raja Anwar impressed upon them to help promote the cause of education in the deprived segments with their writings.
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Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab,
Lahore. Ph: 99201390-86
No: 2894/Qudrat/Moazam
HANDOUT
Lahore, June 27:
Chairman Chief Minister’s Taskforce on Elementary Raja Muhammad Anwar said that the Punjab Government has allocated special funds amounting to Rs. 1.5 billion as stipends for the girl students of far-flung and remote areas of the province. This amount is reserved in the provincial budget 2010-11. The purpose is to encourage and increase girls schooling in the districts where girls’ education ratio is comparatively less than the other districts.
This was stated by him while briefing a 15-member delegation of School Educators which called on him at his office here on Sunday. Representatives of school education department were also present.
“As no reforms objectives can be achieved sans teachers’ proactive contribution, therefore, one month rigorous training has been arranged for the Educators to teach them about modern concepts of teaching.”
Raja Anwar told the delegation that the government is committed to the quality education and for that purpose, a number of steps have been taken to strengthen the elementary level education in the province, he maintained. He said that girls’ education is top priority as educated womenfolk have greater potential to transform the socio-economic fabric of the society. Quality education is the basic right of every child, he maintained.
Raja Anwar asked the Educators to help achieve the objectives of school education reforms with their dedicated efforts.
No: 2895/Qudrat/Moazam
HANDOUT
BOOKS FOR KALLAR SYEDAN PRESS CLUB
Lahore, June 27:
Chairman Punjab Education Foundation Raja Muhammad Anwar has donated library books to the Kallar Syedan Press Club, district Rawalpindi. Chairman Kallar Syedan Press Club Abid Hussan Zahedi and other members of the Club received books from Raja Anwar at his office here on Sunday. On the occasion, they thanked the Punjab Education Foundation Chairman for the books donation. Raja Anwar impressed upon them to help promote the cause of education in the deprived segments with their writings.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Punjab to set up IT labs in all elementary schools by 2013- Raja Anwar
With the compliments of the
Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab,
Lahore. Ph: 99201390 No. 2776/Qudrat/Rizwan
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LAHORE, June 18:
The Punjab government is committed to promote IT culture in the public sector schools. For this, setting up of IT labs in all the Elementary schools in the province by 2013 is planned to bridge the digital divide in the society. Besides this, libraries are also being set up in schools so that book-reading culture could prevail in the student community who otherwise cannot afford to buy books due to their poverty.
This was stated by Chairman Chief Minister’s Taskforce on Elementary Education Raja Muhammad Anwar during his visit of “Alif Laila Book Bus Service” Gulberg on Friday. Raja Anwar lauded the services of Ms Syeda Basarat Kazim, the Chairperson ALBBS for the promotion of book-reading culture in the marginalized section of the society and said that genuine social workers like her are real emblem of Pakistan abroad.
“A sum of Rs. 50 crore has been reserved for the promotion of IT education in public sector Elementary and High Schools during the next fiscal year 2010-11.”
Besides the introduction of IT culture in the public sector schools, the provincial government is also committed to build up libraries infrastructure so that the mental ken of the students with socio-economic deprivations may be broadened, he observed. Libraries play vital role in students learning, he observed.
On the occasion, Ms Basarat Kazim proposed to set up mobile IT labs for the benefit of students of schools situated in remote hinterlands. She added that reading develops and improves understanding in the children which widens their world-view. Later, Raja Anwar visited the IT CLUB, Craft Room and Electronics Lab. He was also given detailed briefing about the working and contribution of ALBBS for the promotion of books-reading in poor strata. ***********
Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab,
Lahore. Ph: 99201390 No. 2776/Qudrat/Rizwan
HANDOUT (A)
LAHORE, June 18:
The Punjab government is committed to promote IT culture in the public sector schools. For this, setting up of IT labs in all the Elementary schools in the province by 2013 is planned to bridge the digital divide in the society. Besides this, libraries are also being set up in schools so that book-reading culture could prevail in the student community who otherwise cannot afford to buy books due to their poverty.
This was stated by Chairman Chief Minister’s Taskforce on Elementary Education Raja Muhammad Anwar during his visit of “Alif Laila Book Bus Service” Gulberg on Friday. Raja Anwar lauded the services of Ms Syeda Basarat Kazim, the Chairperson ALBBS for the promotion of book-reading culture in the marginalized section of the society and said that genuine social workers like her are real emblem of Pakistan abroad.
“A sum of Rs. 50 crore has been reserved for the promotion of IT education in public sector Elementary and High Schools during the next fiscal year 2010-11.”
Besides the introduction of IT culture in the public sector schools, the provincial government is also committed to build up libraries infrastructure so that the mental ken of the students with socio-economic deprivations may be broadened, he observed. Libraries play vital role in students learning, he observed.
On the occasion, Ms Basarat Kazim proposed to set up mobile IT labs for the benefit of students of schools situated in remote hinterlands. She added that reading develops and improves understanding in the children which widens their world-view. Later, Raja Anwar visited the IT CLUB, Craft Room and Electronics Lab. He was also given detailed briefing about the working and contribution of ALBBS for the promotion of books-reading in poor strata. ***********
Friday, June 11, 2010
With the compliments of the
Deputy Director Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab
(Liaison Office), Karachi.
Ph: 021-99238518
HANDOUT NO. 109
Karachi June 11, 2010.
Chairman Chief Minister Task Force on Elementary Education Punjab/ Chairman Punjab Education Foundation (PEF), Raja Muhammad Anwar has disclosed that a School Regulatory Authority is being established in the Punjab which would have full powers regarding registration of private schools, fee structure, review of educational facilities being provided to students against fee received and solution of parents problems. However, he added, the Chairman of the said Authority would be nominated from the civil society and government officers shall be of its ex-officio members.
He expressed these views while meeting with the Managing Director, Sindh Education Foundation (SEF), Anita Ghulam Ali here today. On this occasion, Aziz Tabani and other officers of SEF were also present. Raja Anwar said that the Punjab government had decided to keep same curriculum from class one to eight of public and private schools with a view to give awareness to the young generation about the geographical situation of Pakistan, national resources and other matters pertaining to the affairs of our country. This policy would also be followed by the students of religious Madaris and O-level institutions across the province, he added.
He further said that the Punjab Government had made arrangements for technical training for the students of class eight, nine and ten from TEVTA so that they could not face the threat of unemployment during the days to come. He informed that the Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif had kept the education sector on top priority and practical steps in the said sector had eliminated booti mafia (cheating trend) in examinations and foiled the nefarious designs of guess paper publishers in the province, as well. He told that the Punjab Examinations Commission had been set up in the province which held examinations of 2.5 million students of class five and eight and this step of the government would help in better result of Matric.
He asked the MD, SEF to replicate education voucher scheme of Punjab in Sindh in order to provide quality education to the poor students in private schools already established in various parts of interior Sindh.
Anita Ghulam Ali informed various steps of SEF and said that SEF with a view to provide primary education to out of school children had made special curriculum for three years instead of five years. She appreciated the initiatives of Punjab government for education sector and assured that Sindh government would definitely learn from the experience of Punjab government.
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Deputy Director Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab
(Liaison Office), Karachi.
Ph: 021-99238518
HANDOUT NO. 109
Karachi June 11, 2010.
Chairman Chief Minister Task Force on Elementary Education Punjab/ Chairman Punjab Education Foundation (PEF), Raja Muhammad Anwar has disclosed that a School Regulatory Authority is being established in the Punjab which would have full powers regarding registration of private schools, fee structure, review of educational facilities being provided to students against fee received and solution of parents problems. However, he added, the Chairman of the said Authority would be nominated from the civil society and government officers shall be of its ex-officio members.
He expressed these views while meeting with the Managing Director, Sindh Education Foundation (SEF), Anita Ghulam Ali here today. On this occasion, Aziz Tabani and other officers of SEF were also present. Raja Anwar said that the Punjab government had decided to keep same curriculum from class one to eight of public and private schools with a view to give awareness to the young generation about the geographical situation of Pakistan, national resources and other matters pertaining to the affairs of our country. This policy would also be followed by the students of religious Madaris and O-level institutions across the province, he added.
He further said that the Punjab Government had made arrangements for technical training for the students of class eight, nine and ten from TEVTA so that they could not face the threat of unemployment during the days to come. He informed that the Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif had kept the education sector on top priority and practical steps in the said sector had eliminated booti mafia (cheating trend) in examinations and foiled the nefarious designs of guess paper publishers in the province, as well. He told that the Punjab Examinations Commission had been set up in the province which held examinations of 2.5 million students of class five and eight and this step of the government would help in better result of Matric.
He asked the MD, SEF to replicate education voucher scheme of Punjab in Sindh in order to provide quality education to the poor students in private schools already established in various parts of interior Sindh.
Anita Ghulam Ali informed various steps of SEF and said that SEF with a view to provide primary education to out of school children had made special curriculum for three years instead of five years. She appreciated the initiatives of Punjab government for education sector and assured that Sindh government would definitely learn from the experience of Punjab government.
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
PEF schools asked to return SIS CDs by June 30
With the compliments of the
Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab,
Lahore. Ph: 99201390
No: 2554/Qudrat/Rana
HANDOUT (A)
PEF schools asked to return SIS CDs by June 30
LAHORE, June 3:
Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has asked all its FAS partner Schools in Punjab to submit the Student Information System (SIS) data CDs along with Photo Forms by June 30, positively to electronically register their schools data.
According to the schedule, FAS partner schools of Attock, Rawalpindi, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mianwali, Khushab, Bhakkar, Sargodha will submit CDs to Rawalpindi regional office; schools from Vehari, Layyah, D.G.Khan, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Multan, Lodhran, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan will submit CDs in Multan regional office; while PEF partner schools in Gujrat, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Chiniot, Okara, Pakpatan, Mandi Bahauddin, Jhang have been asked to provide their CDs to PEF head office in Lahore.
All the FAS Partner Schools are required to submit the SIS Data CDs and Photo forms by hand.
Student Information System (SIS), innovative software to facilitate PEF’s partner schools for storing and managing their students’ data, has been brought out by the IT Department of Punjab Education Foundation.
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Directorate General Public Relations,
Government of the Punjab,
Lahore. Ph: 99201390
No: 2554/Qudrat/Rana
HANDOUT (A)
PEF schools asked to return SIS CDs by June 30
LAHORE, June 3:
Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has asked all its FAS partner Schools in Punjab to submit the Student Information System (SIS) data CDs along with Photo Forms by June 30, positively to electronically register their schools data.
According to the schedule, FAS partner schools of Attock, Rawalpindi, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mianwali, Khushab, Bhakkar, Sargodha will submit CDs to Rawalpindi regional office; schools from Vehari, Layyah, D.G.Khan, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Multan, Lodhran, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan will submit CDs in Multan regional office; while PEF partner schools in Gujrat, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Chiniot, Okara, Pakpatan, Mandi Bahauddin, Jhang have been asked to provide their CDs to PEF head office in Lahore.
All the FAS Partner Schools are required to submit the SIS Data CDs and Photo forms by hand.
Student Information System (SIS), innovative software to facilitate PEF’s partner schools for storing and managing their students’ data, has been brought out by the IT Department of Punjab Education Foundation.
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
PEF arranged training workshop for English language teachers at Lahore
Punjab Education Foundation has arranged five days “English for Teaching, Teaching for English” (ETTE) training workshop for TICSS-Subject Specialists at a local partner school in Lahore. Subject Specialists from 24 districts took part in it.
The British Council was engaged for the conduction of this training which included improving standard of content-material for enhancing pedagogical skills, developing and utilizing supplementary teaching material, conducting capacity building sessions and teaching slow learners in an effective way. The training course, exclusively designed for the teachers teaching the subject of English in partner schools, also focused on improving subject contents and pedagogical & communication proficiencies.
The British Council will work in partnership with Punjab Education Foundation to train Master Trainers of English Language, who will then provide training to teachers from partner schools of Punjab Education Foundation.
Subsequent to the successfully conduct of pilot-phase, such trainings will also be launched in other districts to equip teachers with required skills and competencies besides providing them an opportunity to perform in accordance with the requirement of National Education Curriculum.
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