Lagos inducts 1,000 teachers, tasks them on performance

THE Lagos State government has charged the newly recruited teachers in the state to take their job with utmost commitment and contribute meaningfully to the progress of teaching service as well as state’s education.

The chairman of the state’s Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mrs Victoria Peregrino, gave the charge at a recent four-day induction programme organised for them by the commission.

The new teachers are fresh graduates, numbering 1,000 in all across subjects and with preference for STEM courses to replace the existing teachers across the state-owned secondary schools in the six education districts.

Delivering a keynote address on ‘Empowering Educators for Outstanding Learner Performance,’ Mrs Peregrino said the state government is expecting much from the new teachers by performing optimally in their new roles.

She informed them that they all have the opportunity to rise across ranks on the job including to the position of a tutor-general/permanent secretary or board member of the commission once they merit those positions.

According to her, the induction programme has been a tradition for newly recruited teachers since 2019 when TESCOM was inaugurated and is in line with the goals of the current administration in the state wherein quality education becomes the focal point that ensures learners receive life transforming instructions and guide for effectiveness.

The chairman, however, expressed appreciation to the state governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for his strong support to lift the state teaching service and also reward exceptional  teachers on yearly basis with high valuable gifts including houses and cars.

She said the support is really yielding tremendous results.

In her welcome address earlier, the permanent secretary of the commission, Mrs Iyabo Seriki-Bello, also urged the inductees to demonstrate their expertise to produce future ready and fit- for-purpose learners.

She said that is the only way they can justify their appointments into the state teaching service, emphasising the importance of quality learning to socio- economic prosperity.

She declared that all the inductees were not only recruited on merit as they passed through various rigorous tests ranging from essay writing, mini teaching practice to oral interview but that they convinced the commission that they are truly passionate about the job and willingly came into the teaching profession and not by force.

She wished them well and encouraged them to always seek and open to new knowledge that will enhance their performance.

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