It’s a bet I was happy to lose. A few months ago, I made a wager with our school principal that following our enrolment campaign, we would enrol 40 new students this academic year. He said we’d reach 60. Well, we’ve now reached 73 new students, bucking the national trend, and our own record, which … Continue reading 73 new students!
Routine Matters – why getting the school timetable right is important
Writing the school timetable – what lessons are taught when and by who – is an enormous, complex and time-consuming task in most schools. So much so, that many schools in the West now use sophisticated computer programmes to do the job for them. The reason for the complexity is that there are so many factors … Continue reading Routine Matters – why getting the school timetable right is important
The madness of teacher recruitment
In many countries, teacher recruitment typically goes like this; you have a vacancy, your advertise the vacancy, candidates apply, you short-list the candidates, invite them for interviews and recruit the best one. Simple. In Nepal, it’s a little different. To start with, teacher vacancies are rare, because no one wants to leave a safe government … Continue reading The madness of teacher recruitment
2nd Impact Report – the data speaks for itself
Our Student Enrolment Campaign – photos
For the past eight years (which is all we have data for), the number of students at Jana Uddhar has steadily decreased – from over 250 in 2007 to 130 today. That is partly due to the rise of so-called low cost private schools, but it is also a reflection of the poor reputation our … Continue reading Our Student Enrolment Campaign – photos
5 teachers absent every day…
In the first three weeks of the new term, on average, five teachers have been absent every day. That’s five out of 16 teachers, or 33% of our staff. Some were taking masters exams, some were attending weddings (it’s the wedding season), one was on a foreign trip and some gave no good reason for … Continue reading 5 teachers absent every day…
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