The Lagos State Government has assured residents of its commitment to maintaining high-quality education in both private and public schools in the state.
The Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, disclosed this in an exclusive chat with The PUNCH.
She said the state government was leaving no stone unturned to ensure that pupils in public and private primary and secondary schools get the high-quality education that they deserve.
Seriki-Ayeni added that parents and guardians need not worry as her office is always on the ground to ensure compliance with high standards in schools across the state.
The DG said, “Most of our officers are always in the field working with schools in one capacity or another.
“We carry out different types of monitoring in schools. We do whole-school evaluation, which is sort of like grading, which gives us a holistic picture of the quality of the school.
“We look at seven thematic areas. Some of these are: Safeguarding and protection, students’ involvement in co-curricular activities; management leadership, including finance; and, of course, teaching and learning, amongst others. And these are done in every school, at least on a three-year basis.”
She added that another type of monitoring that the OEQA carries out relates to the accreditation of schools, adding that the agency also evaluates the quality of teachers employed by schools operating within the state.
“We have a pre-registration process where schools have to submit pertinent information concerning the proposed schools,” she said.
When asked about how residents would be able to identify which schools are approved by the government, the DG said the OEQA was working towards uploading the names of accredited schools within the state to its website and would make an announcement once that is done.
