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  • Lagos directs schools to go on mid-term break from February 24 – March 6

    Lagos directs schools to go on mid-term break from February 24 – March 6

    The Lagos government has issued directive to schools to go on mid-term break for the 2022/2023 second term academic session.

    This directive was made known via a statement by the Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Abiola Seriki-Ayeni.

    The directive followed the amended harmonised calendar approved by Commissioner for Education, Folashade Adefisayo.

    Abiola Seriki-Ayeni said the break commences Friday, February 24 and applicable to all public and private schools in the state.

    “This compliance is mandatory for all schools below tertiary level, while emergency preparedness and safety precautions should be in place,” he said.

    The holiday ends on March 3, while school resumes on March 6; boarding school students are to return on March 5.

    The statement advised schools and parents to follow government social media handles for up-to-date information.

    The federal and state governments have made altercations to academic schedules due to the February and March 11 elections.

  • Lagos Govt fumes as schools flout 2nd term resumption date

    Lagos Govt fumes as schools flout 2nd term resumption date

    Primary and secondary schools in Lagos State have flouted the directive of the State government to resume 2nd term on Tuesday 4th January 2022, drawing the wrath of the State government.

    The Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA) has frowned at the non-compliance with the stipulated academic calendar by some schools in the State, just as it begins the compilation of names of those that refused to comply with the Tuesday 4th January, 2022, resumption date.

    The Director-General of OEQA, Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni reiterated that part of the mandate of the Office is to develop a harmonised school calendar in conjunction with stakeholders in the education sector and ensure compliance, stressing that the monitoring exercise embarked upon by the officials of the Agency was to appraise the level of compliance with the resumption date, students’ presence and COVID-19 safety protocols.

    Revealing that some schools disobeyed the directive, the DG explained that the Y2021/2022 harmonised school calendar was developed in conjunction with stakeholders in June 2021 to ensure uniformity in the education system. She said the agreement was communicated to all schools and associations to ensure equal educational standards and learning systems.

    The Director-General, who decried noncompliance with the approved resumption date, said: “Last term, it was observed that despite extensive sensitisation on the importance of having a synchronised school calendar, many schools refused to comply with the mid-term break as mandated in accordance with the academic calendar”.

    “During our recent exercise to monitor the level of compliance with Tuesday 4th January, 2022 resumption date, we observed that the level of compliance was low. We are going to notify the schools that have not adhered to the academic calendar with ‘Notice of Non-Compliance’ stickers and issue letters of invitation to the Administrators to visit our office in Alausa where further disciplinary actions will be taken”, the Director-General stated.

    She emphasised the need for all schools, public and private, to comply with the academic calendar in order to ensure that an equal system of learning in all schools in Lagos State is achieved.

    Seriki-Ayeni, therefore, urged school owners to communicate effectively with parents to prepare their wards early for resumption, stating that it takes an entire term to prepare for an upcoming term.

    The Director-General also implored school owners to focus on values in schools and engage parents, students and staff on the need to come to school prepared in order to have a strong start.

  • BREAKING: Lagos Govt announces resumption date for schools

    BREAKING: Lagos Govt announces resumption date for schools

    The Lagos State Government has announced 4th of January 2022 as resumption date for schools in the State.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance made this known in a statement on Friday.

    According to the statement all learners are expected back in school as academic activities start the same day.

    “All public and private schools below the tertiary level in Lagos State are scheduled to resume for the 2nd term Y2021/2022 academic session on Tuesday, January 4, 2022,” the statement reads in part.

    The statement has it that boarding students are, however, to resume on Monday, 3rd January, 2022.

    While wishing the students and teachers a happy resumption, the Director-General enjoined school leaders to enforce strict compliance with all subsisting COVID-19 safety protocols in the State.

    Seriki-Ayeni also urged school administrators to note that the mid-term break for 2nd term is slated for Thursday, 17th and Friday, 18th February, 2022, while the term ends on Friday, 8th April, 2022.

    In addition to observing the teaching and learning process in schools, the Director-General said the Office of Education Quality Assurance will monitor compliance with the resumption date in the Lagos State Unified Academic Calendar.