Accreditation

Accreditation is an external, objective validation of school quality and student achievement that fosters continuous school improvement.

The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has recommended a robust system of accreditation through the setting up of an independent state-wide body called the State School Standards Authority (SSSA). This body will help establish a set of standards, based on basic parameters such as safety, security, basic infrastructure, number of teachers across schools and grades, financial probity, and sound processes of governance.

Enabling
School
Improvement
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Accreditation

Reach to Teach recognises that accreditation is a powerful and strategic tool for driving whole-school improvement. Reach to Teach supports state governments with technical expertise in accreditation and provides overall programme design and execution support including technical support for framework development, capacity development of accreditors, establishment of quality assurance processes, systems and protocols, overall data analysis and report card generation. We have worked closely with Ofsted UK’s inspectors to develop a framework and approach. Using global best practices, we contextualise our work to suit the priorities of the states. To this end, our accreditation experts collaborate with state officials to develop contextualised frameworks, operating models, quality assurance mechanisms, training modules, and analytics.

Where we work

Gujarat, India

Since 2019, Reach to Teach has been supporting the Gujarat School Quality Accreditation Council (GSQAC), under the Gujarat Council of Educational Research and Training (GCERT), by providing programme management support for the implementation of the School Accreditation Programme known as Gunotsav 2.0.

We have deployed a dedicated Programme Management Unit (PMU) within the GSQAC and have supported the co-creation of the school accreditation framework. The assessment done by GSQAC has been widely accepted by all the stakeholders. The ambitious “Schools of Excellence” Programme is using the new GSQAC accreditation process for the identification of schools and planning school improvements.

Haryana, India

In March 2021, Reach to Teach signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of School Education (DSE), Haryana to implement the accreditation programme for schools and Teacher Education Institutes (TEIs) in the state.

Reach to Teach is now deploying a dedicated Project Management Unit, which will support the creation and operationalisation of the accreditation programme. So far, Reach to Teach has conducted a series of discussions with the stakeholders and has conducted workshops for the design of the framework.