The Punjab government on Monday announced to broadcast the curriculum of state-run schools on DD Punjabi channel.
According to a statement issued by the state government, the decision to broadcast the curriculum has been taken to prevent the students from losing class times and missing out on studies due to the lockdown.
Details on Curriculum Telecast
A schedule for the broadcast has also been provided by the government. According to this schedule:
- the telecast for students of class 9 will be from 9 AM to 11.15 AM, starting May 19
- The session for students of class 10 will telecast from 11.15 am to 1.45 pm
- The session for primary classes, comprising of students from class 3, 4 and 5 will be held from 1.45 PM to 2.45 PM.
The Punjab School Education Department has already started the education programme on the DTH platform for the class 7 and 8 class students from April 20, 2020.
Some More Information
The Director of Education (SS) has also written a letter regarding the same to all the District Education Officers and the school heads.
Along with all this, school heads will also receive feedback for the programmes telecasted for the students on an everyday basis. This is also to ensure that the teachers concerned will also watch the telecast.
The teachers will also remain in constant touch with the students and will pass in the time table and schedule of these programmes telecast for the students.
The nationwide lockdown has been further extended by the government until May 31, 2020, pushing academic activities even further. The MHA issued guidelines have specified that schools and colleges will remain closed until May 31, 2020.