Islamabad, Oct 30: Oxford University to Provide Training for Pakistani Teachers. Reputable musician and educational reformer Shehzad Roy stated that the University of Oxford has inked a major agreement with the Malala Fund to help the Pakistani NGO Durbeen train teacher-educators in Pakistan through a ground-breaking program.
Roy commended Nobel winner Malala Yousafzai for helping to form the collaboration in an interview at Oxford University. “The goal of this partnership between Oxford and Durbeen is to develop a curriculum for an M.S. program that will prepare teachers to teach the B.Ed. program in Pakistan’s Teacher Training Institutions,” he explained.
Language, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, and Educational Psychology are the five specialization tracks available in the M.S. program, which prepares teacher-educators in each field to teach particular B.Ed. courses.
In order to produce a new generation of highly educated school teachers, this project seeks to build a cadre of skilled professionals who can revolutionize teacher education institutions throughout Pakistan. The Malala Fund, Shehzad Roy (founder of Zindagi Trust), Salma A. Alam (CEO of Durbeen), Dr. Ann Childs, Dr. Aliya Khalid, and Dr. Ian Thompson from Oxford are important contributors to this collaboration.
According to Dr. Ian Thompson, he traveled to Karachi and other locations in Pakistan to observe contemporary approaches to teacher preparation, which influenced the creation of the curriculum. “Teacher-trainers will greatly benefit from this customized program,” he stated, praising the cooperation of colleagues in Pakistan.
With the words, “If teachers aren’t properly trained, children miss out on critical thinking and analytical skills essential for today’s world,” Shehzad Roy highlighted the program’s potential impact on future generations. The goal of this initiative is to raise educational standards for years to come by focusing on trainers.
Salma Alam described the effort as a significant step for Pakistan, particularly because it creates a unique professional association for teacher-educators, which is uncommon worldwide and a first for the nation. “Capable teacher-educators are the foundation of high-quality education. We cannot develop a workforce of professionally competent teachers until we fortify this base.
The transformation Durbeen is aiming for is this collaboration with Oxford and the Malala Fund,” she stated. Alam said in closing that the project marks the beginning of Pakistan’s transformation into a hub for innovative education.
