WALING: A memorandum of understanding has been reached between the Waling Municipality of Syangja and the British Council to improve the quality of education in the municipality.

The main objective of the agreement is to focus on modern and systematic teaching and learning activities by correcting the shortcomings in the education sector.

The agreement was signed between Mayor Dilip Pratap Khand and British Council Country Director Shahida MacDougall. An agreement has been reached to run an educational project to improve the quality of education in all community schools in the municipality, said Mayor Khand.

He said that the project is expected to play an important role in creating clarity and uniformity in the role of students, parents, school administration, and subject teachers in enhancing the quality of education.

The project will be operational for the next three years, focusing on localization of good practices and protection of achievements, he said. The project was piloted in the first phase by the British Council in Waling, Syangja, and Kawasoti, Nawalparasi, said Country Director Macdougall.

The project will be implemented in a total of 72 community schools including 56 basic schools and 16 secondary schools in the municipality.