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Some are expected day-to-day challenges, which are largely falling within the teacher’s sphere of influence while others, could be major, unprecedented and unanticipated emergencies, which, predominantly fall outside the teacher’s jurisdiction....

Presumably, everyone should be returning to work equipped with a razor sharp mind, having had sufficient respite to replenish energy supplies.Typical of a new year, the mood is extremely high and reassuring. Almost everyone is prepared to let bygones...

It was not just about provoking debates for their own sake but to build a sustained culture of academic excellence while inculcating a love for the teaching profession, especially in the minds of the novice teacher and to inspire hope among those who...

Like a war weary army upon learning of a declaration of a ceasefire, everyone wants to scuttle out of the scene as soon as possible. Depending on the culture of a school, there are standard and distinct protocols associated with closure of...

She was hardly two-years-old at the helm of a senior secondary school, having plied her trade at junior secondary for almost all her professional life. But I quickly exercised restraint after I did some quick mathematical calculations and discovered...

The two diametrically opposed worlds were clearly incompatible on many fronts. More often than not, in this encounter, western culture outfoxed and outmanoeuvred African traditions. It is ironic, however, that in a school classroom arena ,western...

Coming from a colonial background of limited or no access to education, where an overwhelming number of children were callously shut out of schools, it was therefore, a legitimate call for the new African governments to place a high premium on access...

Our schools have a notorious distinction of failing students and pushing them to swell the ranks of the unemployed rather than helping students to achieve and improve their livelihoods. Schools are linked with the notorious distinction for failing...

Accorded space and respect, every organ of the system can play its role in redressing the worrying achievement gaps and moving the system much closer towards the desired goal of raising student learning outcomes and elimination of a culture of...

There are few schools, if any, that have established effective and all weather systems that serve different generations of students with distinction. School systems, for various reasons, blow hot and cold.Consistency has becoming a moving target for...

And in an attempt to be seen to be customer-driven, I agreed to do something. And here I am subjecting to my philosophical rumblings on a subject for which I have no mastery.First things first. Good luck to all the 2023 candidates at all levels. You...

It has been written extensively about the extent to which teachers can make or break the process of curriculum implementation. But little is said about the power that students bring to the classroom desk. Of course, there is no denying the fact that...

There may be other factors which may have indirect impact on learning outcomes but the quality of pedagogic experiences has been singled out as the one factor directly linked with improved student learning outcomes.As school principals assume their...

It is one’s fervent hope that the teachers and school principals heeded the clarion call for the adoption of an all embracing teaching and learning experience, which leaves no single child behind.The goal is to have a rich and harmonious...

Every child in a turnaround school is recognised as an independent entity requiring special attention. A school turnaround programme is time-bound. Well planned and executed school turnaround programmes should mature and show significant student...