By Khadijah Aliyu
Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has granted soft loans to some teachers and School Support Officers (SSOs) to ease their financial burdens and encourage continued commitment to duty.
The Executive Chairman of the Board, Malam Yusuf Kabir, stated this during a management monitoring visit to 32 schools in Garun Malam Local Government Education Area to assess teaching and learning activities.
The monitoring exercise, conducted alongside board directors and senior officers, focused on teachers’ and pupils’ attendance, punctuality, classroom instruction, school leadership and the condition of educational facilities.
Malam Yusuf Kabir personally visited Garun Malam Model Primary School and Government Junior Secondary School (GJSS), Co-Exist, Garun Malam, where he assessed classroom activities and interacted with teachers and school management.
Following the exercise, the chairman met with the management of Garun Malam Local Government Education Area to review observations from the visits and discuss measures to address identified challenges.
He commended teachers for their dedication, commitment and effective delivery of lessons, particularly their knowledge of the subjects they teach.
As part of efforts to improve teaching and learning, the chairman also approved the provision of 15 whiteboards, allocating 10 to Garun Malam Model Primary School and five to GJSS Co-Exist, Garun Malam.
He urged School Support Officers to avoid intimidating or harassing teachers during monitoring visits, stressing that their responsibility was to guide, support and encourage teachers to improve their performance and deliver quality education.
The chairman further directed the officers to ensure that teachers prepare lesson plans and regularly refer to them during classroom instruction, describing lesson preparation as a compulsory professional responsibility.
In his remarks, the Rano Zonal Director, Malam Sunusi Uba, commended Garun Malam Local Government Education Area for its performance, describing it as the best among the education areas under his supervision.
In a remark, the Education Secretary of Garun Malam LGEA, Alhaji Sabo Muhammad, appreciated the chairman and his delegation for the visit and assured them that the recommendations would be implemented and identified challenges addressed.
Editing By Godwin Duru
