By Ngozi Nwankwo
Federal Government has pledged to remain committed towards implementing teachers scheme as a way of improving the quality of education in the country.
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman made the pledge at the Public Presentation of the Professional Standards for school Leadership, in Abuja on Thursday.
Mamman acknowledged the roles of teachers in developing value system at the heart of learners, hence the need to support their crucial roles.
He pledged the commitment of the federal government to providing necessary resources, training, and support to help them succeed in their profession.
The Minister maintained that the professional standards would serve as a comprehensive framework designed to support and enhance the effectiveness of school leadership.
He said the standards were not merely guidelines, but a vision of what exemplary leadership should be by providing a clear pathway for professional growth and institutional success.
“To our school leaders, we want to say this, our work is at the heart of our educational mission. You have the power to inspire, to innovate, and to make a lasting difference in the lives of countless students.
“These standards are here to guide, support and challenge you to reach new heights. Embrace them with the passion and dedication that defines your leadership.
“Let us all commit to upholding these standards, not as a set of rules, but as a shared vision of excellence.
“Together, we can build an education system that do not only meets the needs of today but anticipates and prepares for the challenges of tomorrow,” he said.
Also, the Registrar of TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, school leadership was critical to changing the landscape in teaching profession of the country.
According to him, the idea is to produce instructional leadership in our school leaders so that they will not only be managing the chalk and duster but they will also be able to manage the instruction in their various school system.
“Nigeria is the first country in Africa to have a professional standards for school leadership which is a milestone achievement and being recorded under the TRCN.
“We want to see this professional standards making impact in our school leaders because over the years we have now come to realise that apart from the learners factor, the next most critical factor in a school system is the school leaders.
“We believe that if this school leadership document is well utilised, it will transform our classrooms and school system.
” If we have good leaders in our school system it will revolutionalise our school system and we will begin to see better results from our schools,” he said.
On his part, the Director Programmes, British Council, Chikodi Onyemerela, effective school leadership would invariably create an effective learning environment that students could benefit from.
Onyemerela said that school leadership was an indispensable outcomes of the whole school system.
The professional standards comprised five core domains which are: promoting school improvement and innovation and leading teaching and learning.
Others are developing self and others, leading and managing the school and engaging and working with the community.