SUBEB Chairman says enrolling children in schools is the responsibility of everyone

Bauchi Communities have been charged to ensure that enrolling their wards into schools is part of their responsibilities.

The Chairman of Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board Alhaji Adamu Mohammed Duguri made this known at a one day high level engagement on the implementation of Teaching at the right level held at Hazibal Hotel, Bauchi.

Alhaji Adamu Mohammed Duguri decried lapses from teachers where some are not qualified to teach at any level of educational progress.

The SUBEB chairman therefore called for teaching at the right level project, a UNICEF assisted project to expand their scope for their purpose to be achieved.

In her remarks, the UNICEC Chief of field office Bauchi, Dr. Nuzat Rafiq said Teaching at the right level project is one of the proven education strategies in the world.

Nuzat Rafiq pointed out that everybody in a community is responsible for ensuring every child goes to school, stressing that TaRL is strengthening states by involving all stakeholders.

In their presentation, Dr Goni Shetima TaRL master trainer and Malam Abdulrahman Ibrahim Ado UNICEF Education specialist said the project started in Bauchi with Alkaleri as Piloted local government area.

They said the project started in the state with one hundred and ninety schools, ten thousand eight hundred and sixty five pupils, two hundred and ninety government teachers.

Also commenting, the UBEC zonal Director represented by Abdulsalam Abubakar a director at the commission assured that UBEC will always partner with all stakeholders to promote education in the state.

In their goodwill messages, chairman, state house of Assembly committee on education Dr. Nasiru Ahmed Ala, Director schools services SUBEB Zuhairu Usman and director Quality assurance SUBEB Abbas Abdulmumini suggested that adequate measure should be put in place in recruiting teachers in the forthcoming state government teachers employment.

In his vote of thanks, Emir of Bauchi Dr. Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu represented by Danejin Bauchi Alhaji Lawal Babamaji assured of full support and cooperation of the traditional leaders in boosting the state Education sector.