June 21, (THEWILL) – The Director-General of the Bureau for Education Quality Assurance (BEQA) in Benue State, Dr Terna Francis, has underscored the critical need for consistent and accurate academic records in ensuring education in the state.
The DG, who made this assertion during his visits to various schools in the Makurdi metropolis, evaluated the documentation of teachers’ work, identifying several areas for improvement.
During the inspection tour, Dr Francis and his team observed several issues including teachers using outdated notes for learners, reliance on previous lesson plans for current teaching methods, lack of proper schemes of work, employment of secondary school leavers as classroom teachers, as well as absences of staff from school with no cogent reasons.
He expressed disapproval of the poor maintenance of academic records and directed all Vice Principals of Academics at the schools visited, to thoroughly check staff work records before allowing them into classrooms.
The Director-General also instructed that those teachers absent without valid reasons during his visit be issued queries for formal responses through his office and warned that BEQA would not tolerate any form of truancy.
According to him, Governor Hyacinth Alia’s Administration is dedicated to transforming schools across the state to meet global best standards, as reflected by his commitment to educational excellence and reforms.
The schools inspected during the exercise included UBE Junior Secondary School and LGEA Primary School, Tiosha; UBE Junior Secondary School and LGEA Primary School, Demekpe; NUJ Pen Nursery and Primary School, Makurdi.
Others were Methodist High School and Kingdom Pearls Secondary School, in Makurdi.
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