New Delhi: Delhi government is sending school principals and education department officials to get leadership training at the University of Cambridge. Around 30 officials will start training on October 10.
It will be conducted under the initiative of the Delhi government for eight days.
The principals and officials will also visit three schools - Fulbridge Academy, Witchford Village College, and Chesterton Community College to study the implementation of policies on the ground. They will also meet education experts.
An official statement said the main objective of the training is to provide global exposure to the use of digital technology in classrooms. Skills required to manage high-performance teams and innovative pedagogy used by the teachers will also be addressed.
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said principals and teachers of Delhi government schools are pilots of the Delhi education revolution. Their hard work and efforts have made the government schools the most preferred choice among the children and parents in Delhi. He added that officials should go to Cambridge with an "open mind" and "absorb the best practices".
"The University of Cambridge is known for developing the most unique assessment practices, and our school principals will get exposure to this and learn from it during their visit. This will help us develop student-centric assessment practices that will reduce stress from students' lives," he said.