In order to acclimatise the students from Classes IX to XII to classroom learning after a long gap due to the pandemic, they will be given a five-day counselling before the reopening of schools, including the State-run ones, soon. At the first regional review meeting of government schools of all streams in Vellore region for the academic year, the School Education Minister, Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, who chaired the meeting, said that such counselling for school students, especially those who would be writing their board examinations, would help them to focus better in studies. The initiative will be implemented in all schools in the State soon. “More extra-curricular and outdoor activities should be organised for students, especially those in government schools, to sharpen their learning skills. Teachers should monitor their wards’ performance regularly,” he said. At present, each educational region has at least four districts, covering mainly government schools. The Vellore region consists of Vellore, Tirupattur, Ranipet and Tiruvannamalai districts with a total of 2,381 government schools of all levels. A total of 54 senior education department officials in the region, including Chief Educational Officers (CEOs) and District Educational Officers (DEOs) shared their ideas at the meeting that discussed the need to raise the teaching standards in State-run schools in these districts.
