Expert urges Buhari on curriculum review

EDUCATION expert and the Proprietress of Ruthwiphdale Schools and Foundation, Mrs Nike Odetola, has called on the Federal Government to restructure the country’s academic curriculum as a viable measure to enhancing sustainable national development.

Odetola, who is a Nigerian based in United Kingdom and a UK trained early years educator said this during the graduation ceremony of pupils of Ruthwiphdale Schools and Foundation, at Command, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos.

According to her, the restructuring of the entire educational curriculum would improve the learning standard of the students in Nigeria. She also noted that the country’s educational system is at its lowest standard compare to developed nations.

Further stating that Ruthwiphdale Schools and Foundation, was established to provide adequate and quality education through the adoption of UK curriculum in training pupils, Odetola explained that the school decided to use both Nigeria and British teaching methodologies as a way of enabling pupils who might want to further their education abroad.

Her words; “The school standard is clear and consistent. We operate both British and Nigeria curriculum so that those that would remain in Nigeria will not have problem with the country’s education system and those that may want to further their education in Britain’s or outside the country will as well not have problem with the British system.

“Ruthwiphdale Foundation is established to help the less privileged in the country. The foundation has been able to reach out to the less privileged by visiting the SOS villages in Lagos and the rehabilitation of learning classes in state schools in Badagry and distribution of books to pupils. I urge government to change the pattern of deploying the resources in the education system, as change of the current curriculum would enhance the education system.

“Four five years plan is to have a secondary school and help more less privileged people to achieve their dream. My husband and I have decided to give back to the society by helping the down trodden to achieve their dream on this earth.”

The school rolled out over 14 early years and junior primary grandaunts.

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