Fighting Abuse, Institutionalising Change
February 2020: Children are sensitive souls and, by nature, they remain unsure of how and what they can communicate even with their parents and teachers. The senior children of Satya Bharti School in Bari Khas village, Shahjahanpur noticed that many children are not able to differentiate between ‘good touch’ and ‘bad touch.’ In addition, cases of road accidents and child kidnappings have instilled a sense of fear among the children.
The young change-makers got together to strategise on the tools and means that could be used to sensitize the young girls and boys in the village on ‘child safety’. With the help of teachers, the students devised innovative platforms, including assembly sessions, group discussions and awareness campaigns in the community to spread the message far and wide.
In the sessions, the students introduced child helpline numbers, shared ways to save oneself in vulnerable situations, and familiarised traffic rules to the children, parents and members of the community. They also sensitised parents on the need to keep communication channels open with their children.
Job Description Academic Mentor
- To support School Heads / Principals and strengthen the curriculum planning, delivery and class room transaction process for improved effectiveness.
- To optimize usage and improvement of school’s infrastructure and facilities especially working toilets, functional library, computer labs, Science labs and energized classrooms.
- To activate critical processes such as sports, drawing and other student cantered activities and events.
- To smoothen academic operations throughout the year and also non-academic operations viz sports day, annual day, republic day, community volunteering, PTM etc.
- To support teachers through interactive sessions.
- To conduct subject wise week in schools for Science, English and Math linked with the annual curriculum.
- To extend technical support to teachers on subject specific skills.
- To support on difficult concepts and conduct specific need-based refresher training.
- To extending support in planning the entire academic year including curriculum rollout, remedial, assessments and processes for ongoing monitoring and mentoring.
- Candidates should aware about local language.