The core job of a school

Those who are merely content with the delivery of a narrow, subject-based curriculum are falling short of expectations. Schools require holistic teachers who master a wide spectrum of skills. Students deserve a little more. To be honest, a school was never designed to be a reformatory- workshop repairing and reconstructing ‘broken’ students.

This role has now become a major preoccupation, requiring further enhancement of staff skills as well as the provision of additional resources. Schools cannot therefore escape shouldering the double burden of implementing the curriculum and getting wayward students back on the rails. The need to expand educational opportunities to all eligible students has compelled schools to keep their doors wide open to accept and embrace ‘broken’ students who show up at the gate.