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Every Child Counts Radio ProgrammeCivil Society Action Coalition on Education For All KwaraEpisode 3: Roles and Responsibilities of a TeacherIntroduction

Welcome to episode 2 of Every Child Counts mention the phone number 0813 308 7657

Question

One question that we received from a listener last week was what is the percentage of the education

budget to the total budget of the state?

For 2013 the total budget for Kwara state is N96.4b and of this the Education and the Human Capital

Development Ministry was allocated N7.6bn which is 7.88 percent. The federal allocation to education is

8.67percent. Both of these are an increase from 2012 but are still far below the UNESCO recommended

allocation of 26percent. Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed has set up the Price Intelligence Unit and the

Budget Implementation Unit to ensure the implementation of the 2013 budget. CSACEFA is loking to be

involved in these committees to ensure that the education budget is accountable.

This show

In Kwara state every child has the right to free basic education which is governed by the Every Child

Counts policy. While there have been many advances towards achieving universal basic education in

Kwara there are still a number of barriers which hinder our childrens access to education, retention and

participation in school. One barrier which exist is the quality and turnover of teachers. In this episode

we want to look at the roles and responsibilities of teachers; what it is that pupils and parents should

expect from their teachers; and what you can do if teachers are not performing well.

There are approximately 14,500 public primary school teachers in Kwara State: 43% are male, 57% are

female. 87% of teachers are trained, 13% remain untrained which means that there are not even

enough qualified teachers for every post in the state. It is worth remembering that teachers often face

difficult working conditions, they feel their salary is too low and promotion does not happen regularly

enough. Many have admitted to being disillusioned by the whole teaching process. CSACEFA recentlyasked teachers to rate their current job satisfaction and found that only 16% of teachers expressed a

high rating. CSACEFA believes that building better relations between teachers, communities and the

government, will improve teacher welfare and education across Kwara state.

We would love to hear from you, and about your experiences, whether you are a teachers, a pupil or a

parent or anyone else please text in. The number is 0813 308 7657.

Questions for Chairman Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Kwara State Chapter

Mr Adewunmi Kadiri

1. Please can you briefly explain to our listeners the roles and responsibilities of a good teacher2. Please, can you explain to our listeners the roles the TRCN plays in ensuring that teachersperform their roles as expected

3. Should a teacher strictly adhere to these roles?4. What innovations can a teacher bring into his/her roles?5. What are the limits/limitations of these innovations?6. What roles do you think other stakeholders should play in in ensuring that teachers perform

their roles as expected (communities, Quality Assurance Bureau, SUBEB, Education Secretaries)

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Questions for State Secretary Nigeria Union of Teachers: Chief Wale Oyeniyi

1. What are your contributions as a Union towards basic education in Kwara State2. Please, can you explain to our listeners the roles the NUT plays in ensuring that teachers

perform their roles as expected, most especially towards achievement of basic education in

Kwara State.3. What roles do you think other stakeholders should play in in ensuring that teachers perform

their roles as expected (communities, Quality Assurance Bureau, SUBEB, Education Secretaries)

NB: Please Ma, feel free to bring in your views in this session and make adequate amendment as you

deemed fit, the NUT Secretary is a comrade and other issues may arise