UNICEF supports Sri Lanka's child friendly primary schools

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education, in partnership with UNICEF, today launched the 'Child Friendly Schools' concept as the official framework to address disparities in quality and access in primary schools in Sri Lanka.

In a presentation to national, provincial and zonal education authorities, along with other key partners, Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education outlined an approach which seeks to improve the quality of education and schools for students, teachers and communities by mainstreaming Child Friendly Schools as the national framework to primary education. As well as the training of principals, teachers, students and their communities, the CFS approach includes school development.

The CFS approach is already operating in more than 1400 primary schools in Sri Lanka. This framework seeks to take it to 10,000 primary schools in Sri Lanka. Child Friendly Schools focus on the development of the individual child, ensuring that all children achieve the accepted standards of learning for primary education. Read more ...