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On the local scene, after a long and protracted struggle, government finally succumbed to demands for more pronounced and open teacher recognition and duly designated June 2 as a Teachers’ Day.Other professions such as the military were miles ahead...

At the policy level the system of education requires a data-driven human resource deployment plan. This is the one key element missing link, which if well taken care of, can kick-start a sustainable school turnaround game plan. This is to underscore...

And it is indeed a truism that the quality of the education a school is dispensing cannot exceed the quality of the teachers. That is to say what teachers say or do in the classroom shapes the destiny of students.If I were asked to say how can all...

All indications are that the once copper mining town will continue to be a beacon of hope in the foreseeable future. This is a town that prides itself in upholding high standard of instructional practices and good school governance.The bar has been...

It usually begins on a positive note by way of identifying and highlighting the system’s strengths. The exercise entails a walk through what makes the system tick and detailing best practices requiring continuity and reinforcement.Harping on what...

On many fronts, western education championed its transformative agenda with distinction. In our jurisdiction and indeed elsewhere in the continent, indigenous traditional initiation universities of bogwera and bojale, which were custodians of the...

At the time, there were few private schools most of which were still struggling to make an impact. Admission into a government school was considered a great honour and privilege.Schools like Matsha College, Matshekge Hill school, Lotsane Senior...

Our continuing survival in an ever changing world rests on our ability to adapt and develop new approaches. In particular, education must reposition itself to address pressing demands and challenges of a new world order. Charles Darwin was clearly...

It is a special service knowing no bigotry, ethnic divisions or territorial boundaries. Education service was designed for all intents and purposes to breakdown geographical barriers, to create equal opportunities for all and bridge the gap between...

Those who treat it just like any other job hardly go anywhere. A school principal is a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of his institution. Yet unlike other CEOS, this plum position of school principal enjoys limited powers.CEOs in the non-teaching...

Granted, it is desirous to forge a network of alliances with business community and to motivate parental engagement. However, support from outside is indispensable.With diverse talents at its disposal, a school can still stand on its feet and...

It is not really surprising that some still believe that increased financial injection is the answer. Money cannot do anything if instructional practices do not get better.Experience from other countries has taught us that the role of finance in...

Clearly numbers never lie. There is trouble in our schools and uprooting the cancer eating our schools is a daunting challenge. We are a nation that has always pinned its hopes on education.The goal of achieving prosperity for all and delivering a...

Four decades ago, public schools were small both in terms of physical size and student numbers and therefore they were relatively easy to govern. Seemingly founded on the principle that mission failure was not an option, most schools acquitted...

When the school environment is right, students get it right and can overcome distractors no matter how powerful. In their 1996 World Bank report titled, ‘School Count’, Heneveld Ward and Craig Helen spelt out in clear, unadorned and unambiguous...