Current education scenario in Pakistan lacks clear dimensions, in terms of what they want to achieve out of primary and secondary level curriculum. Lack of trained teachers and resources has left a vast gap in planning and execution aspects of the system and generally the output is not what planner's desire. Education system in Pakistan, needs a progressive revolution in the planning and assessment mechanisms.

The SAEL Movement is formed to address all the crucial issues that are acting as hindrance towards a prosperous and progressive educated generation of Pakistan.

All people working with the movement have the same vision and with this harmony and contrast of every one (in terms of our staff’s exposure to foreign and Pakistani education system) under the umbrella of The SAEL Movement make us a promising body to achieve our objectives.

Aim and objectives

The SAEL Movement is aimed to create and explore all possible channels and resources for education in the country, where the first geographical targeted area for the movement is Lahore district. The movement is primarily focused on educational betterment and enhancement of opportunities for youth and children of the country. Whereas the other five supplementary objectives are also stated below.

The philosophy of the organisation is strictly based upon the above statement and we think that the two issues (i.e. educational betterment and enhancement of opportunities to youth and children) are interrelated.

Following key objectives are taken as challenges for the movement:

Undertaking high quality research work from evidence based perspective for development of education sector.

Providing training and counselling services to all linked stakeholders and sectors: i.e. government, educationists, policy makers, teachers, parents and the students.

Potential educational and professional career opportunities for the youth and children regardless of their colour, social status, physical and mental abilities.

Advocate socio-psychological needs of the youth and children to opt for different pathways and helping them explore specific subject areas to exhilarate success in professional lives.

Promote multi disciplinary, cross agency partnerships for information sharing and improvement in edification process.

Vision

The words of the nation’s founder Mr. Muhammad Ali Jinnah constitute the vision of the SAEL movement:

“You know that the importance of Education and the right type of education, can not be over-emphasised. Under foreign rule for over a century, sufficient attention has not been paid to the education of our people and if we are to make real, speedy and substantial progress, we must earnestly tackle this question and bring our educational policy and programme on the lines studied to the genius of our people, consonant with our history and culture and having regard to the modern conditions and vast development that have taken place all over the world. There is no doubt that the future of our state will and must greatly depend upon the type of education we give to our children, and the way in which we bring them up as future citizens of Pakistan. Education does not merely mean academic education. There is immediate and urgent need for giving scientific and technical education to our people in order to build up our future economics life and to see that our people take to science, commerce, trade and particularly well-planned industries. We should not forget that we have to compete with the world which is moving very fast in this direction. At the same time we have to build up the character of our generation. We should try, by sound education, to instill into them highest sense of honour, integrity, responsibility and self-less services to the nation. We have to see that they are fully qualified and equipped to play their part in the various branches of national life in a manner which will do honour to Pakistan”.

(Quaid-E-Azam’s message to the Pakistan Educational Conference, 1947)