Pay regular visits to schools, supervisors told

Tamale (Northern Region) 17 March '99

Circuit supervisors have been urged to pay regular visits to schools in the Tamale municipality to check poor attendance and lateness inherit in the shift system. Mr San Nasamu Asabigi, deputy Northern Regional Minister, gave the order during visits to schools in the municipality. If pupils attending schools running the 'shift system' go to classes late and the teachers also refuse to attend school, the educational standards would continue fall, he warned. | Mr Asabigi therefore, called on supervisors of schools to pay regular visits to discipline teachers and pupils, who report to classes late. Having interacted with most of the pupils, he noted that the majority of them cannot read, write or speak English. Mr Asabigi wondered how such pupils could pass their examinations into the senior secondary schools. He asked teachers at the primary level to ensure that they offer effective teaching by improving their teaching techniques.