Dear Mam / Sir,
As part of annual School survey, we are conducting a perceptual survey among teachers. The results will be published in www.cforerankings.com and other publications. The parameters that we use to assess a school and their description is given below. Please list the schools that you are aware of and rate them against different parameters given below. Please rate them out of 10. If you feel that a school performs very well on a particular parameter, you can rate it closer to 10, e.g. 7,8,9,10. If you feel that it does not perform well at all on that parameter you can rate it closer to 0, i.e. 0,1,2,3. etc.
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Description of Parameters
Teacher Competence and Relationship:
This parameter evaluates the qualifications, training, and pedagogical knowledge of the teachers. It also includes how well teachers understand child development principles and how effectively they create a nurturing, supportive, and loving environment for students. Additionally, it measures the teacher's ability to build trust and positive relationships with students, ensuring that each child feels safe, valued, and motivated to learn. This parameter also considers the school’s efforts in providing ongoing professional development and emotional support for teachers
Pedagogy and Relevant Curriculum:
This parameter examines the effectiveness of the curriculum and pedagogical approaches in fostering student development, particularly focusing on creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. This also includes proactiveness of school in updating the curriculum to make it relevant to changing times and adopting new techniques of teaching like collaborative learning, interdisciplinary learning, experiential learning, integration of artificial intelligence, etc., to make dissemination of knowledge student-friendly.
Leadership/Governance:
This parameter evaluates the school leadership’s vision, philosophy, integrity, and capacity to create a child-centred learning environment.
It assesses how well the leadership supports the school's pedagogical systems, the quality of teacher support, and how discipline and routines are maintained
in a positive, developmentally appropriate manner. It also considers how the school promotes a culture of kindness, inclusivity, and community building among staff,
students, and families.
Teacher Care and Growth Environment:
This parameter assesses the school’s efforts to support the professional and personal growth of its teachers. It includes teacher wellness programs, professional
development opportunities, fair and competitive compensation, and opportunities for collaboration and exchange programs. The school’s focus on creating a positive
work culture, encouraging teacher creativity, and providing emotional and professional support is essential in this evaluation.
Personalised Education:
This parameter examines how well the school customizes education to suit each child’s unique learning pace, interests, and developmental needs. It includes strategies
for individual and small group instruction, continuous assessment, and support for children with diverse learning styles and needs. It also assesses the teacher-student
ratio, number of students in a section of class, and how closely the school monitors each child’s growth in cognitive, social, and emotional domains.
Academic Rigour:
This parameter includes the proactiveness of the school to ensure conceptual clarity for students and robustness of the evaluation methodology for all subjects.
This also includes the board results.
Sports:
This parameter includes the efforts put in by the school to encourage every student’s participation in various sports, the competence of sports teachers, the facilities
available, and the number of recognized awards at the state and national level won by students.
Co-curricular Activities:
This parameter includes the proactiveness of the school in promoting every student’s participation in theatre, arts, music, etc. It also includes the number of recognized
awards at the state and national levels won by students.
Parent's Participation and Education:
This parameter evaluates the school’s ability to build strong partnerships with parents. It assesses the school's efforts in engaging parents in their child’s learning journey
through regular communication, workshops/lectures on good parenting, and opportunities for collaboration. It also measures how transparent the school is regarding policies,
how often it updates parents on their child’s progress, and how receptive the school is to parent feedback and involvement.
Infrastructure & Facilities:
This parameter assesses the quality, safety, and maintenance of the school’s physical infrastructure, including classrooms, playgrounds, and learning materials.
This includes the campus area, the school building, facilities available like IT-enabled classrooms, smart boards, whiteboards, the number of books in the library,
auditorium, science labs, STEAM/STEM lab, Makers Space, etc.
Return on Investment (ROI)/Money's Worth:
This parameter evaluates the fees charged by the school in relation to the quality of education and care provided. It considers whether the facilities, curriculum,
teacher quality, placements, and overall school experience justify the cost. This parameter also considers how the school ensures access to enriching learning experiences
(e.g., field trips, extracurricular activities) as part of the school program.
Life Skills/Social Intelligence:
This parameter assesses how well the school integrates social-emotional learning and life skills into the curriculum. It examines how children are taught to manage
their emotions, interact with peers, resolve conflicts, and develop empathy and self-regulation. It also looks at how teachers are trained to support emotional intelligence
and whether the school creates a nurturing environment that promotes mental and emotional well-being. It assesses whether the school provides mental health resources
(e.g., child psychologists or counsellors), how it deals with behavioural issues, and the overall culture of emotional safety for children.
Social Engagement/Inclusivity:
This parameter evaluates how well the school fosters an environment that embraces diversity and inclusivity. It assesses the school’s policies on inclusion for children
with special needs, how it supports children from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, and how well it integrates the values of respect, kindness, and fairness
in the school community. This parameter also includes the school's connection with the community and service, as well as the proactiveness of the school in engaging with
underprivileged sections of society.
Hostel Facilities and Pastoral Care:
This parameter includes the management of boarding facilities and the support system offered to boarders.
Placements/Alumni:
This parameter includes the efforts put in by the school to ensure good placements for its graduating batch, the actual number of admissions the students get in various
reputed colleges/universities in India and abroad. This parameter also includes achievements of alumni and their overall personality. For new schools, this parameter should
be read as preparation for placements, the networking with good universities, soft skills imparted, and career counselling facilities.
For Day / Day cum Boarding Schools
For Residential Schools