We are committed to supporting the education of pupils and working in partnership with school correspondents/governing bodies, principals, teachers, parents, government and others involved in the operation and management of schools through a range of school improvement services.

Finding that a majority of schools serving low-income families did not have the resources to take up infrastructure related improvements, CfBT explored possibilities of partnerships with financial institutions for capacity building in such schools, and HSBC was quick to respond to the perceived need. ‘EQUIP’: Enabling Quality Improvement Programmes in schools is a combination of financial assistance from HSBC and educational support from CfBT for all-round quality improvement in schools serving low-income families. Around 50 schools in Hyderabad and Chennai have benefited under this scheme. The progress of the schools is being tracked and monitored by CfBTES with EMIS (Education Management Information System), a web-based software, developed specifically for this purpose.

Prajwala is an NGO that is primary concerned with anti-trafficking and the prevention of the worst form of human exploitation- prostitution. CfBTES supported Prajwala through capacity building programmes for their teachers and school managers and the provision of a printing machine for their enterprise wing.

We also contributed in setting up libraries, science labs and provided teaching learning materials. A significant improvement was brought about in the communication skills of the teachers and students through PEELS (Programme for Enhancement of English Language Skills). This project was funded by CfBT Education Trust, UK. The impact of the project was assessed by an independent expert.

Continuing Professional Development supports teachers and managers of schools to utilize our Education Resource Centre (ERC). The ERC will be open to any teacher/manager who subscribes to this programme at a nominal fee of Rs.250 per annum.

Chance for a child is a charity scheme supported by the staff of CfBT Education Trust, UK. This scheme provides financial assistance to high school students who hail from low-income families and face difficulties in paying the school fees. It helps in lowering the dropout rate in high school.

CfBTES and the Rotary Club of Hyderabad jointly organize career fairs for students of standards X to XII annually to create awareness about the need for skilled manpower in a developing country like India and the wide range of career options available to them. More than 6,000 students and parents from 100 schools in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad participated in the fairs conducted in 2005 and 2006.

CfBTES approached SBI Ladies Club, Hyderabad and Lions Club Of Tarnaka to provide pre-school furniture, play equipment and teaching aids to five of our enrolled schools. SBI Ladies Club and Lions Club of Tarnaka came forward willingly and donated equipment and materials worth Rs 30,000/- to each school.

CfBTES started a circulating library project to assist schools that do not have a library or have poor library facilities. Age appropriate story and reference books are circulated in a box to schools and each school keeps the book box for a fortnight. Each school receives a new set of books every fortnight and this creates an interest for reading in the students. The project has helped the children in these schools to have an accessible library.

The Education Resource Centre (ERC) located at our office is a pool of facilities and resources for teachers, students and school managers to encourage lifelong learning and continuous improvement. There are around 1600 books related to teacher training, English language development and leadership and managerial skills. The ERC supports CPD and is regularly updated with new books.

Face to Face with CfBT is one of the services we provide to schools enrolled with us. It is a display board consisting of two sections – the informative section and the interactive section.

The informative section consists of little known facts and figures from different fields of life and the interactive section has puzzles, riddles and brainteasers from different subjects. Our intention is to ignite the thirst for knowledge in the students and enjoy learning.

CFBT Education Services conducts subject orientation programmes in a common venue for member schools in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and pre-primary subjects. These programmes are conducted to upgrade the subject knowledge of teachers and to explore effective ways of teaching their respective subjects.

To support schools that have no library facility at all CfBTES has donated books covering various areas and age groups to encourage the reading habit in children. 5 schools have benefited from this service.

CfBT Education Services helped the Rotary Club of Hyderabad in identifying class X students of low-income families from various schools – both government and private - and enabled them to continue their studies. As a part of the centenary celebrations of Rotary International, the Rotary Club of Hyderabad presented 100 Merit-cum-Means scholarships worth Rs 1000/- to each of these children in need in 2005. In 2006, scholarships were awarded to 50 meritorious students.