
GUIDELINES FOR 50 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS, HEAD TEACHERS AND TEACHER EDUCATORS
The centrality of teachers in bringing reforms in education has long been recognised by various policy documents, as well as by the reports of various educational commissions and committees. While recognising the need to restore respect for teachers in society, the recently promulgated National Education Policy 2020 asserts that the teacher has to be brought to the centre of fundamental reforms in education. Thus, teachers are seen as the heart of the learning process. In other words, teachers are not only seen as the most important ‘element’ that needs to be changed to improve the education system, but they are also recognised as significant agents of change for implementing educational reforms.