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  • Summit on impact of EdoBEST

    Summit on impact of EdoBEST

    Edo State Ministry of Education has  said it will hold a dissemination summit on Thursday in Abuja.

    A statement by Edo State Education Commissioner, Dr Joan Oviawe, said the summit would feature participation from national and international leaders, experts and practitioners, diplomatic community, international development partners, among others.

    The theme is “EdoBEST: A legacy of re-engineering education in sub-Saharan Africa.” Keynote speaker  is  Prof. Olubayi Olubayi.

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    Oviawe said the government of Governor Godwin Obaseki made investments in education, with his  reform focused on five major areas: systems straightening and organisation development; teacher professional development and quality assurance; curriculum development and learning outcome; community engagement and partnerships; and school infrastructure.

    She said: “EdoBEST as a flagship project of this reform is a model of re-engineering education in Nigeria  and sub-Saharan Africa, demonstrating how to tackle educational challenges through commitment and innovation for sustainable change. The government’s strong commitment to improving foundation learning outcomes is evidenced by EdoBEST, which earned the state a place as the only sub-national awardee of World Bank’s Accelerator Programme.

  • EdoBEST transforming educational outcomes in public schools -SUBEB chairman

    EdoBEST transforming educational outcomes in public schools -SUBEB chairman

    The Chairman, Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (Edo SUBEB), Mrs. Ozavize Salami, has disclosed that the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation (EdoBEST) is transforming educational outcomes for Edo’s youths in all public schools by enabling growth and prosperity across the state.

    She revealed that academic activities began immediately, with the September 30 this year’s resumption for all primary and junior secondary schools in Edo, since it had been a long holiday.

    Salami, in Benin, the Edo state capital, disclosed that necessary steps were taken by teachers, headteachers, and other stakeholders to ensure that the learners returned to a conducive environment and enjoyed an enriched learning experience during this first term.

    She said: “We are excited to welcome our pupils back to school. The EdoBEST programme in our primary and junior secondary schools continues to focus on strengthening foundational literacy and numeracy skills, while we intensify our intervention programmes targeted at pupils who are falling behind?

    “The EdoBEST programme has reached its highest-ever enrolment figure of 388,000+ pupils across all 1,289 state-owned primary and junior secondary schools in Edo State.

    “Governor Godwin Obaseki has addressed the issue of teacher shortage by approving the recruitment of 5,500 additional teachers, half of whom are high-performing Edo Supporting Teachers to Achieve Results (EdoSTAR) fellows, who have been working in the state-owned schools for over two sessions.”

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    Edo SUBEB chairman also reiterated that the board recently completed the training of over 6,000 teachers due for promotion, and bringing teacher promotions up to date, with the teachers’ morale remaining high.

    She said: “Edo SUBEB reaffirms its mandate to provide quality education to all Edo children of school age, under the principles of equity and access.

    “We wish to advise parents and guardians in Edo State to take advantage of the quality education available, by enrolling their children and wards in EdoBEST schools.”

    Salami also urged parents and guardians not to continue to waste money in private schools, when their children and wards could get much better education from the highly-motivated and much-better teachers in Edo public schools.