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Tossing oversight authorities from pillar to post

Effective oversight of schools can be a game changer in the teaching and learning environment. However, more often than not, oversight authorities can be tossed from pillar to post when trying to get an appointment with a school. There is a reason.

Schools have over the years developed a negative perception towards external oversight. This is a challenge that educators responsible for oversight should address urgently.

There is an urgent need for external oversight and school managers to find another for their mutual professional growth, which is a means to achieve improved student learning outcomes.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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