Teachers’ union joins criticism of Toby Young appointment
Representatives of nearly half a million teachers and lecturers have written to the education secretary, Justine Greening, expressing concern over her decision to appoint Toby Young – whom they accuse of sexist and homophobic behaviour – to a high-profile government position.
The move by the National Education Union will add to the pressure on Greening over her decision to place Young, a journalist and free schools advocate, on the board of the new higher education watchdog, the Office for Students (OfS).
Young has already faced claims that sexually explicit remarks he has publicly made about female former work colleagues and other women make him unfit for public office.
Source : Theguardian
Nutritionists Advocate Education, Counseling to Fight Infant Mortality
In an offer to diminish Nigeria’s high newborn child death rate, specialists have called for accentuation to be set on training and directing on the significance of sustenance for youngsters, beginning with selective bosom sustaining.
They said the majority of the passings amid early stages were connected to poor sustenance, thus the requirement for Nigerians to be educated on the significance of nourishment for their newborn children and kids.
The specialists talked as of late, amid a ‘Symposium and Convocation of Post Graduate Program in Pediatric Nutrition’, an instructive activity upheld by Nestle Nutrition Institute, in relationship with Boston University School of Medicine and Medinscribe, in Lagos.
Source : ThisDay
Government launches new roadmap for proposed curriculum
The government Wednesday launched a new roadmap for the rollout of the proposed school curriculum.
It begins with a national piloting this year that culminates in the actual implementation in January next year.
The pilot starts immediately and will cover pre-school and Standards One and Two. It will also be done in Standard Three in a few schools.
Known as competence-based curriculum (CBC), the new system, which seeks to replace the current 8-4-4, focuses on skills instead of knowledge.
It is phased as follows: two years of pre-school, six years of primary school, six years of high school, and three years of tertiary education (2-6-6-3).
In its naming system, classes will henceforth be referred to as grades rather than standards as is currently the case.
Source : Nation