By; PATRICK TITUS, Uyo
Teachers in public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State have been trained in viable ways of school management and curriculum development as a two-day workshop ended at the weekend in Uyo, the state capital.
The two-day event tagged: “Education Skills Upscaling Workshop”, which drew principals from public secondary schools in the state as participants, is part of the Akwa Ibom – United Kingdom Educational Exchange Programme.
The Senior Education Advisor of Southwark Council, United Kingdom, David Bromfield as a resource person, during technical sessions, took the principals on Leadership in Education and Curriculum Inspection.
Bromfield introduced viable ways to administer leadership among teaching staff and evolve new methods of curriculum development that will yield positive results in general performance.
He encouraged the principals to imbibe change in policies and administration, while obeying the tenets of authentic and transformational leadership in their respective schools.
New Nigerian Newspapers observed that the principals had first-hand information on how educational administration and curriculum development are done in parts of the UK, which they considered ways to domesticate the ideas and initiatives.
The State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Idongesit Etiebet, engaged the Mayor of London Borough of Southwark, Michael Situ, with Mr Bromfield in a policy review meeting.
She expressed hope that Gov Umo Eno’s vision to improve the standard of education in the state was yielding desired results and will continue as more strategic collaborations are expected.
Some of the principals, when interviewed expressed commended the state governor, Pastor Umo Eno for prioritizing education in his administration’s blueprint – ARISE Agenda.
“The two-day sessions have been very rewarding. We have learnt more new things especially in the management of schools and curriculum development. These we hope to domesticate them in our schools system.
“We are also expecting to be engaged in exchange programmes with schools in UK, courtesy of the state government. This, we believe will play out positivily in the quality of students graduating from public schools in Akwa Ibom as new things would be introduced in the school curriculum.” A participant, Mr. Bassey Edet assured.
