PESHAWAR: Training of parent-teacher councils’ members of 24 schools in Peshawar, Nowshera and Charsadda districts completed on Sunday.

Participatory Rural Development Society (PRDS) and International Volunteer Organisation (VSO) with the support of the provincial education department took the initiative to improve the condition of public sector schools and ensure quality education and effective service delivery for all without any discrimination.

After completion of the training, annual educational development plans were also designed for these schools, enabling both teachers and locals to work collectively and provide a better educational environment in their respective schools.

The initiative will not only improve financial and administrative affairs, but will also help promote good governance and discipline in the schools. Before this, 48 PTCs already got training and they were reactivated in different schools of KP.

Provincial head of the Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) Tariq Hayat told this news agency that community-based parent-teacher councils were mandated bodies in schools of the elementary and secondary education department, thus it was vital to train their members.

“Many schools lack basic facilities and PRDS mission is to achieve quality education for all by ensuring provision of infrastructure, missing facilities and training of teachers.

Published in Dawn, July 1st, 2024