The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has made it mandatory for teachers to mark their attendance through a biometric system in all educational institutions across the province.
According to official sources, teachers will now be required to ensure their attendance using biometric verification instead of traditional methods. The new system has been introduced to improve transparency, accountability, and discipline within the education sector.
Under the new policy, teachers must complete their attendance process within a specified time frame. Failure to comply with the biometric attendance requirement may result in disciplinary action.
Authorities say the move aims to ensure that teachers are present in classrooms on time. The system is expected to enhance overall performance and efficiency in government schools.
Officials further stated that strict monitoring will be carried out to ensure full implementation of the directive, and no leniency will be shown in cases of non-compliance.
Govt to train teachers for new E-marking system
In a separate development, the government of KP is set to train teachers on e-marking in educational boards.
In this regard, the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Swat will also design training workshops in different educational boards in the province.
This is meant to equip the marking rubrics that will be used to assess examination papers on e-marking system and improve the professional capacity of teachers.
In this regard, nomination of experienced teachers of respective subjects has been sought in each board by way of a formal letter that has been sent to the Chairman of the Peshawar Board.
To ensure that e-marking is implemented effectively in Physics, Chemistry and English subjects it will be done in phases through workshops.
These workshops will involve lecturers, Senior Subject Teachers, Headmasters, and Assistant Professors in various boards such as Swat, Abbottabad, Peshawar, Mardan, Malakand and Bannu among others.
Out of the Swat Board, 15 teachers have been proposed on Physics, Chemistry, and English.
On the same note, 15 teachers have been nominated by Abbottabad Board and 15 teachers have been nominated by Peshawar Board to the three subjects.
Some of the teachers in Mardan and Malakand Boards have also been incorporated in the training process.
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