The document discusses challenges facing basic education in Nigeria, including constant changes in education policy, weak management systems and capacity issues, and interference at the federal level. It outlines the education sector governance framework involving the LGEA, state, and federal levels. Some ways to address the challenges are improving strategic and corporate planning, strengthening accountability mechanisms, clarifying roles between state and LGEA management of basic education, and developing robust monitoring and evaluation systems. The overall goal is supporting learning opportunities for all children in Northern Nigeria.

1. ESSPIN Kaduna
CHINELO EZEOBI
Challenges of Basic Education in Nig

2. Outline
• Education Sector Governance Framework
• Constant policy change
• Management systems/ Capacity
• Federal Interference (challenges of co
management)
• Way forward
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3. Basic Education Sector Governance
Framework
LGEA
State
Federal

4. Education sector Governance
Framework
• The relationship between education and
development is well established such that
education is a key index of development. It
has been documented that schooling
improves productivity, health and reduces the
negative features of life.

5. Education sector Governance
Framework
• Section 18 of the Nigerian Constitution
• National Policy on Education
• Child Right Act
• UBEC Laws
• SUBEB Laws
• Article17 – African Charter on Human and People
Rights

6. Defining policy and legal framework
• Increase policy making capacity at State level
• Insufficient Research and replication of good
practice
• Change in government
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7. Management systems and Capacity
• Poor Planning -Strategic plan
• Weak organisational planning
• Unclear roles and responsibilities
• Poor accountability mechanisms- APER
• Co- managing Basic Education by State and LGEA- role
clarification
• Poor individual capacity
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8. Way forward
• Strategic planning
• Corporate planning – performance based assessments
• Public participation in basic education governance
• Poor accountability mechanisms- APER
• Manpower development
• Robust M/E system
• Strengthen co-ordination mechanisms
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“Together we can deliver” - supporting learning opportunities
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