Salient Features of SNC

 Salient Features of SNC

• The SNC is standards, benchmarks and outcomes based across all subjects as compared to the 2006 curriculum in which standards benchmarks and learning outcomes were not developed for each subject curriculum.
• In 2006, the subject of Islamiat was integrated with General Knowledge up to grade 2 and started as a separate subject from Grade 3 onwards. In the SNC Islamiat starts from grade 1 as a separate subject up to grade 12.
• Previously the subject of Ethics was designated for non-Muslim students in lieu of Islamiat from Grade 3 onwards. Now a new subject Religious Education has been introduced for non-Muslim students from grade 1 onwards for five minority groups of Pakistan.
• The content of the SNC for Maths and Science has been aligned to the TIMSS content framework.
• The content is aligned to the international commitments like SDG 4.
• The SNC focusses on equipping learners with principles and attributes such as truthfulness, honesty, tolerance, respect, peaceful coexistence, environmental awareness & care, democracy, human rights, sustainable development, global citizenship, personal care and safety.
• SNC focusses on development of analytical, critical and creative thinking through a more activities-based approach rather than static teacher centric learning. 
• Use of ICT is integrated in the curriculum for the first time.
• The 2006 curriculum was implemented only in government schools and some low-cost private schools. The SNC will be implemented across the board in all schools of Pakistan including government and private schools and Deeni Madaris.

 

Subject-Wise Salient Features

Early Childhood Care and Education (Pre-I)

• The ECCE curriculum has been revised keeping in view the local culture and environment alongside modern/innovative trends in ECCE and national & international commitments (SDG 4)
• Basic learning areas include:

• • personal and social development 
  • language & literacy
  • basic mathematical concepts
  • world around us
  • physical development (newly added)
  • health, hygiene & safety
  • creative arts

• Holistic development of a child through emphasis on knowledge, skills and positive attitude
• Personality development through practice of patience, tolerance, empathy and citizenship.
• Respecting diversity of gender, religion, colour, cast, creed and people with special needs.
• Competencies on child security and safety and link to technology.
• Integration of 21st century skills
• Guidelines for teachers, materials developers and administrators
• Suggestions on ECCE materials, conducive environment and assessment

 

General Knowledge for Grade 1 – 3 (General Science and Social Studies)

• Integration of basic concepts of Science and Social Studies to serve as a bridge between Grade Pre-I to Grade 4.  
• Fosters lifelong learning through development of inquiry and independent learning skills
• Life-Skills including child protection
• Includes activities for students to improve learning
• Increased emphasis on positive attitudes for holistic development of students

 

English Grade 1 – 5

• English to be taught as a language rather than subject
• Higher focus than before on the communicative competence of the language (listening and speaking)
• Addition of interactive and collaborative pedagogical strategies
• Guidelines for assessment along with scoring rubrics/marking schemes have been included for all four language skills including listening and speaking which was not included in curriculum 2006
• Many new themes added to guide the content development such as SDG-4, Gender Equality, LSBE and Inclusivity, Diversity of Cultures, Personal Safety, Health and Hygiene

Urdu Grade 1 – 5

• Focus on development of language skills and competencies
• Competencies of ‘speech’, ‘creative writing’ and ‘aesthetic sense’ have been added
• Integration of themes like patriotism, citizenship, promotion of social cohesion
• Creation of links between language learning and other subjects
• Promotion of diversity of culture and languages especially regional languages of Pakistan
• Understanding and application of critical media literacy

Islamiat Grade 1 - 5

• Islamiat is now a separate subject from grade 1 onwards.
• Curriculum was revised by both the representatives of the Federating units as well as representatives of Ittehad Tanzimat-e- Madaris Pakistan.
• There were no competencies, standards and SLOs in the previous curriculum 2006. Now, these have been added in the SNC along with their definition.
• Outcomes based and activity-based curriculum. From passive to active learning
• According to “Compulsory Teaching of the Holy Quran Act 2017” the SLOs have been added
• In addition to Nazra Quran, a framework for reading of 200 Ahadith from I-XII has been added
• In addition to Hifz of Surahs, framework of hifz 40 Ahadith from I-VIII has been added
• Addition of two strands; “Husn-e-Muamlat o Muashrat” and “Islami Taleemat aur Dour-e-Hazir ke Taqazay”
• For primary classes, SLOs have been developed keeping in view higher order thinking
• Instructions for teachers, textbook authors and assessment experts have been added