Lagos State Government has reviewed the new unified schemes of work for secondary schools in the state in order to boost learning and teaching. The state has also launched some specialised mobile learning devices and e-books on core subjects for secondary schools.
The state government reviewed the old syllabus and blended it with the national curriculum which was provided by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC).
At the launch, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos state Governor, said the new schemes of work were designed to revolutionise teaching and learning in Lagos schools and make the system robust in alignment with global best practices.
The feedback to the new schemes from end-users such as students and teachers-, according to him, was that the reviewed scheme is an additional resource for better teaching and learning, driven by technology which had created active participation of learners.
Folashade Jaji, the secretary to the state government, who represented Sanwo-Olu said that education is the third pillar of the administration’s “T-H-E-M-E-S agenda” and that the commitment had shown how relevant the sector is in transforming the state as a smart city.
He explained that the new schemes which would be used by both public and private schools in the state were to meet the demands of modern education without deviating from the NERDC benchmark.
“And we have been committed to this transformation from the beginning due to our knowledge of the recent advancement global, that learning must be participatory and engaging for today’s students to appreciate its futuristic impact.
“So, as a responsible government, we have invested in digital devices and e-books in continuation of our agenda to seamlessly fuse education and technology and upgrade our educational system to meet the world standard.
“We shall continue to invest in the sector by improving the capacity of our students to cope with the use of technology and ensuring our school personnel are equally ICT-compliant,” the governor said.
In their separate remarks, Folasade Adefisayo, the state’s commissioner for education, and her science and technology’s counterpart, Hakeem Fahm, said the reviewed schemes, if blended with technology would certainly help the students to study and do research more effectively in schools and at home when they are on their own.
Folasade said the scheme of work is aimed at helping the teachers develop lesson plans and notes that will reflect 21st-century learning, enabling students to study on their own and do research. She particularly explained that the new study framework and materials would make the students to be more knowledgeable and skilful; become great critical thinkers and problem-solvers now and in future.
