Empowering Rural Education

Pedagogy with Purpose: Reforming Education, One District at a Time

An initiative that ensures students master life-skills, shifting focus from rote learning to meaningful understanding, creating a more inclusive and effective education system

Our Footprint

Bahraich – Competency Based Education (CBE)

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Shravasti – Institutionalising Community Participation (ICP)

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Overview

The project supports Uttar Pradesh’s education reform by strengthening Competency-Based Education (CBE) and community-led school governance in government schools across Bahraich and Shravasti. It addresses key challenges, including low learning outcomes, limited learner-centric pedagogy, and weak community engagement. The initiative promotes a shift from rote learning to competency-based teaching that builds foundational literacy, numeracy, and life skills.

Teachers are supported to adopt student-focused instructional practices aligned with defined learning outcomes. In parallel, the project strengthens community participation through School Management Committees and local stakeholders to enhance accountability and school functioning.

By integrating classroom improvement with community ownership, the project aims to create an inclusive, effective, and sustainable education ecosystem at the grassroots level, supporting equitable learning opportunities for every child and complementing the efforts of NGOs empowering rural girls and advancing child and girl education in India.

How We Do It

Strengthening Competency-Based Teaching

IEC strengthens classroom practices by promoting Competency-Based Education (CBE) that shifts learning from rote methods to mastery of foundational and real-world skills. Teachers are supported through structured capacity building, peer learning forums, and CBE-aligned assessment tools that enhance learner-centred instruction.

Enabling Continuous Teacher Support

Teachers receive ongoing academic support through regular Teachers’ Collectives, classroom observations, and data-driven planning sessions. This enables reflective practice, improved pedagogy, and consistent tracking of student progress to strengthen learning outcomes.

Institutionalising Community Participation

IEC strengthens community-led governance by activating Gram Panchayats, School Management Committees (SMCs), and local education committees. Collaboration among parents, PRI members, teachers, and government officials institutionalises local planning, accountability, and shared ownership of school improvement.

Interventions

Bahraich: Competency-Based Education (CBE)

In Bahraich, the initiative strengthens classroom learning by embedding Competency-Based Education into everyday teaching practice. The focus is on enabling meaningful learning experiences through structured teacher support, peer learning, and CBE-aligned assessment tools. Teachers are supported through regular Teachers’ Collectives, classroom observations, and data-driven planning sessions, enabling improved pedagogy, reflective practice, and stronger student learning outcomes.

Shravasti: Institutionalising Community Participation

In Shravasti, the initiative strengthens school governance by activating Gram Panchayats, School Management Committees (SMCs), and cross-departmental education committees. The focus is on building sustainable, community-owned education solutions through strong collaboration among parents, PRI members, teachers, and government officials. This approach institutionalises local planning, improves accountability, and ensures shared responsibility for school performance and student outcomes.