NAQEZ wants more allocated to education

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The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) has called on government to priorities education by allocating more resources in terms of teaching and learning materials, infrastructure and teachers to the sector.

NAQEZ Executive Director Aaron Chansa says this would promote quality education at the basic level to ensure a solid foundation for children to progress academically.

Mr. Chansa says government should extend their focus beyond the teacher’s welfare to take up issues of professional standards and ethics to promote quality education.

He also called on government to among other changes, review the curriculum of teacher training to bridge the gap between theory and practice, provide quality material and financial resources, and ensure accountability in the management of available resources.

And Mr. Chansa further recommended the need to ensure bottom-up change in education by involving all stakeholders including CSOs, parents, children, and traditional rulers in policy formulation and implementation.

He has since called for enforcement of policies while systems are made to work to ensure that resources put into education yield the desired results.