From time immemorial, supervision and monitoring of the schools personnel have been central to the attainment of the goals and objectives of schools, and this is why Nigeria’s National Policy on Education highlighted, in precise terms, the objectives of educational supervision which is to ensure quality control through regular inspection and continuous supervision of instructional and other services.
This led to the establishment of Inspectorate Units in the federal and state ministries of education to monitor the performance of school staff and the teaching environment to promote effective teaching that would lead to improved performance and learning of the students.
*Students sitting on tyres (File photo)
According to the website of the Federal Ministry of Education, FME, ‘the Federal Inspectorate Service was established in 1973 in recognition of the need for the FME to continue to provide leadership and formulate national policy for the purposes of planning and quality assurance nationwide.’
But it is sad to note that this important role has been relegated to the back burner, especially in private and unity schools as the inspectorate unit of the federal level has been rendered moribund due to lack of funds to facilitate the movement of staff to various schools for inspection.
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