ABSTRACT
The All India Primary Teachers’ Federation (AIPTF) envisions quality education for all and child labour free India. Each child irrespective of her/his caste, creed, situation in which she/he lives and parents’ financial status, receives quality education to reach the fullest potential of her/his capacities. The role of the teacher is to support his/her students in the construction of knowledge rather than to provide information himself/herself. An indicator of quality education is to foster among children thinking skills. It is important to underline that cognitive development is identified as a major explicit objective of all education systems. Adequate infrastructure and teaching workforce contribute a lot towards creating an enabling learning environment in schools. The providers of education must create an enabling learning environment in schools. The AIPTF welcomes the decision of the National Council for Teacher Education to increase the duration of the Bachelor in Education programme from one to two years from the academic session 2015-16.
