First phase of single national curriculum completes
ISLAMABAD: The government has claimed to have completed the first phase of the implementation of the single national curriculum in the country by developing a uniform syllabus for class 1 to 5.
But it will take another year for its implementation in all educational institutions and madressahs [religious seminaries].
It was said at a meeting held at Prime Minister Office (PMO). Presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the meeting was attended by Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood.
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) dreamt of implementing a uniform curriculum in the whole country when it came into power after the 2018 general elections. But, it would take three more years to fulfil this promise as according to the PMO implementation on it will be completed in 2023, the year in which the next general elections are scheduled to be held.
The PMO said the prime minister was apprised that under the phase-I uniform curriculum for class 1 to 5 had been developed and its implementation would be completed by March 2021.
Uniform syllabus for class 1 to 5 will be implemented in a year, meeting chaired by PM informed
The prime minister was told that among extensive stakeholders’ consultations, four-day workshops were conducted in all the provinces in which more than 400 experts participated, including members of the Ittehad Tanzeem-ul-Madaris.
The meeting was informed that the nation’s school education system and curriculum were divided into three streams, private education largely English medium, foreign certification, state schools (largely Urdu medium, including madressahs and Dars-i-Nizami).
The meeting was told that a system of winners (the elite class) and losers (the rest) existed in the country and that the entire socio-economic system supported the elite class.
The prime minister was informed that there was a difference of mindsets in the country and different curriculums were being implemented that caused a fractured national psyche.