The Edo State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB) Chairman, Ozavize Salami, has said public primary and junior secondary schools across the state will return to 5-day school week and 2:46pm closing hour as school resumes for academic activities on September 11.
Salami, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Benin, said teaching would begin from the first day of resumption.
She said: “In line with the academic calendar released by the State Ministry of Education for the 2023-2024 academic session, all public primary and junior secondary schools are to commence in-class learning beginning from the first day of school as students resume.
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“As part of efforts by the State Government to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on citizens, SUBEB had in June implemented a hybrid school programme that combined three days in-class learning, with two days remote learning. This was possible because of the state’s sustained investment in the EdoBEST@Home programme, which has proven valuable in disruptive times.”
Salami said the return to five-day in-classroom learning week in the new session would restore the required teacher-pupil contact time, regularise in-person support for pupils as they learn and ultimately lead to improved learning outcomes.
She added that modalities had been put in place to ensure a smooth transition back to full in-person learning.