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The Ogun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) says it will continue to prioritise quality teaching to enable learners in public secondary schools across the state to perform excellently in various examinations.
This was highlighted during a meeting between TESCOM officials and some principals of public secondary schools in the state to address allegations made against their schools by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), held at Lisabi Grammar School, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta.
Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the Commission, Biodun Sanyaolu, said the state is known for academic excellence, noting that school administrators should be proactive, set performance indicators, and prepare their work plans for effective school administration.
The TESCOM boss stated that it was imperative for school administrators and other stakeholders to brace up and prevent any form of examination misconduct that could tarnish the image of their schools and the state as a whole.
“Your job as school administrators should be well guided. You have to be in control of everything in the school, supervise, and ensure that things are done properly,” he said.
Also speaking, the Full-Time Commissioner IV in the Commission, Ademola Adeleye, implored principals to take cognisance of the school environment in which they work and abide by the ethics of the teaching profession, warning them not to indulge in any unlawful acts.
Earlier, Permanent Secretary of TESCOM, Mr. Akintomiwa Osibodu, said Ogun had set the pace in the education sector, charging the principals to sustain the tempo.
Contributing, the Principals-General for Egba, Remo, and Yewa Divisions, Mr. Babatunde Ige, Mr. Adeyinka Osilesi, and Mr. Taoreed Bankole, respectively, expressed displeasure over the conduct of some school administrators in public secondary schools, charging them to ensure proper monitoring of their staff.
On her part, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, Mrs. Oluwatosin Oloko, represented by the Director of Education, Department of Public Schools, Mrs. Olubunmi Oso, said the ministry had been working to improve the teaching and learning environment with the aid of information and communication technology, urging WAEC to address some inadequacies in the course of conducting its examinations.
Responding on behalf of other school administrators, the Principal of Abusi Edumare Academy, Ijebu Igbo, Mr. Taiwo Fagbemi, and the Principal of Asero High School, Senior, Mrs. Femi Sopade, assured the Commission of their cooperation for the advancement of state education.
TESCOM charts course to enhance learners’ performance in Ogun
