Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is a key pillar of Sparsh Group of Schools. To keep pace with the changing education system, Ms. Manobi Deka, Director , Sparsh group of schools and Territory Head of the Early Childhood Association (ECA), actively organises impactful programs throughout the year.
In 2022, a major conference with ECA was held on 12th February, 2023 at Hotel Palacio, Guwahati, where Dr. Swati Popat, President of ECA-APER , and Chief Guest Anuja Bhuyan, Deputy Secretary of School of Elementary Education, Ms Nellie Ahmed Tanweer , Founder , Maria’s Public School , Guwahati , Ms Mitra Som Saha , Principal , St . Vivekananda English Academy , Dr Sangeeta Goswami , President ,MIND India , Ms Maya Fernandes ,Principal, The down town School, Guwahati, Ms Mausumi Mahanta , Principal, Maria’s Public School , Guwahati and Dr Bandana Bhuyan , Former Regional Director, NIPCCD shared invaluable insights on the significance of foundational years.
The second CPD conference took place at Hotel Parnil Palace 0n 26 th August 2023 with Mr. Thonkolt Mathe, Regional Director of CBSE Board, as Chief Guest. Esteemed dignitaries like Ms Rekha Sahni, Diplomatic Secretary of ECA, Mr K . K Choudhury, Former Director of CBSE Guwahati, Mr. N.K Dutta, Principal of Miles Bronson School, Mr. Priyadarshi Nayak Founder and chairman CED Foundation, Ms Asha Varma , Secretary, ECA-APER , Ms Kashmiri Boruah , Child Development Expert , Ms Sagorika Sarmah Director and Operation Head S .S Education and Consultancy, Ms Priyanka Bhattacharjee Consultant Clinical Psychologist , Apollo Hospital and Founder Psychspace , Ms Mausumi Mahanta , Principal, Maria’s Public School , Guwahati , Ms. Anitha Raman Counselling Psychologist , Ms Monalisa B . Singh , Principal , Delhi Public School, Jorhat, Mr. Apu Dey , Principal ,Vandya International School Guwahati , Dr Shahnaz Ahmed, Chairperson , Springdale High School , Jorhat , Ms Sagarika Dastidar Hathkhowa , Senior Educator Cambridge Early Years , International School ,Guwahati , Ms Sashizungla Ao , Principal ,Hope Academy Dimapur ,Nagaland and Mr. Krishnanjan Chanda ,Principal, South Point School, Guwahati were other prominent speakers of the conference . This one-day conference was organised by the ECA North-East Committee in collaboration with CED India and supported by Sparsh .
In-house CPD workshops are also held every year at the end of every academic session to align the curriculum of Sparsh with the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2022. Workshops are also conducted to sensitize teachers with topics like professional ethics and POCSO regulations.
Ms. Fariza Hussain and Ms.Sagorika Sarmah Director and Operation Head S .S Education and Consultancy conducted a session on professional ethics for teachers. Mr. Miguel Das Queah Executive Director UTSAH and Mrs. Kishori Baruah, Senior Program Manager Utsah conducted a session on importance of Child Protection Policies and enlightened the team about the POCSO act.
Mr. Theo Ebbers , Senior Advisor , Childaid Network and Lucy Sutnga, Consultant Weitsicht Foundation conducted an interactive session on participatory teaching and learning practices.
