By Daniel Tyokua
The FCT Education Secretariat has unveiled new guidelines detailing direction to school heads and teachers across the territory.
At the unveiling in Abuja on Tuesday, the FCT Secretary for Education, Hon. Sani El-Katazu said the initiative was conceived out of the desire to model the schools after the Nigerian-Korea Model standards.
The secretary who was represented by the Director Secondary Education Board (SEB), Mrs. Nanre Emeje revealed that the document which was by people within the system would ease the running of schools.
He called on all school principals and heads to jealously obtain and use the document for their daily administration of schools
The guidelines, developed by the FCT Education Secretariat has detailed operational manual that gives direction to school heads and teachers when they assume leadership positions and duties, as well as serve as effective guide in developing their respective school operations manual.
It consists of 13 chapters and packaged in two major sections deals with school education plan, foundation for school education and operation , instructions and learning operations, school curriculum operation, design and operation, co-curricular design and operation, and support plan for instructions and learning operations.
Others include; school administration plan, school name, motto, vision, mission, symbol, school location, school history, school organisation, operation, funding, revenue, budget plan, code of conduct for staff and learners, school and teacher evaluation, management and maintenance of facilities and equipment, school safety and security.
On his part, Director, Department of Policy Planning Research and Statistics(DPPRS), Dr. Mohammed Sani Ladan, said the document is part of the FCT Education Secretariat’s efforts at strengthening the capacity of school leaders and administrators for increased effectively and improved learning outcomes.
For the President of FCT Chapter of All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), Bello Gupa, he described the document as much awaited initiative, which will go a long way to improve the harmonisation of the school system for ease operation.
