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| Lagos State Government |
Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Idiat Adebule last week
reiterated that there is no going back on the new ‘360 degree’ education initiatives
by the state government towards expanding and improving on the education
curriculum in the state to facilitate comprehensive education through
qualitative and accessible system with skill acquisitions to its pupils and
students.
Adebule who also doubles as the Commissioner of Education
disclosed this during the 6th anniversary of Uniformed Voluntary Organisations
in the state’s public schools explained that the initiatives are strategically aimed
at impacting skills acquisition to its pupils and students such that while they
are being taught on the conventional education, skill acquisitions which would
make them to be self-reliant is not overlooked.
The Deputy governor added that the administration of
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is leaving no stone unturned in ensuring to its actualization,
however noted that such target requires teamwork, hence called for partnership
of all the stakeholders including teachers, corporate organizations, parents,
media and individuals towards achieving these great goals.
“Government will faithfully improve schools’
infrastructure, teaching methods and staff quality to achieve better
performance outcomes including the introduction of technology-based teaching
learning tools for the senior category of students. This explains why a huge
percentage of the budget is committed to the education sector.
“We believe that it is our responsibility to help them
not only to develop mentally but physically, emotionally and socially. The
effect of this will be total and well rounded individuals for the challenges of
the global society,” the deputy governor stated.
In her remarks, she asserted that since the re-launch of
the initiatives, the uniformed clubs in public schools had evidently contributed
overwhelmingly in adding values to the lives of the pupils and students adding
that the contributions of the voluntary clubs equally enhanced the
extracurricular activities in public schools as many student have now been reinvigorated
as could be attested by rapid increase in its membership.
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