The Nasarawa State Government says it will review its existing policy on Nomadic Education to boost enrolment and retention of pupils in nomadic communities in the next academic session.
Kande Adamu, Special Assistant to Gov. Abdullahi Sule on Nomadic Education, disclosed this on Thursday in Lafia during an on-the-spot assessment of nomadic schools across the state.
Adamu said that the review would include extending teaching hours from the current 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. schedule to 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
She explained that the measure was aimed at ensuring that pupils spent more quality time in school instead of remaining at home.
According to her, community-based committees will also be established to monitor teachers’ performance and encourage parents to enrol and retain their children in school.
She added that a specific day would be set aside each week for parents to visit schools for sensitisation on the importance of educating their children.
“This has become necessary because some parents prefer to send their children out for grazing instead of school,” Adamu said.
She expressed concern over the commitment of some teachers, alleging that some reported to school as late as 9:30 a.m., taught for about 30 minutes and left.
Adamu said the extension of learning hours would help address such challenges and improve the quality of education provided to children in nomadic communities.
She said Sule was determined to ensure access to education for all children in the state and introduce policies that would enable parents and teachers to contribute effectively to achieving the objective.
Adamu appealed to parents to take advantage of government opportunities and support the education of their children.
She assured the communities that the government remained committed to providing facilities and other necessary support to ensure that every child in the state had access to education. (NAN).
