Oyo State Government has said henceforth, the promotion and honour of teachers in Oyo state will be tied to the performance of students in examinations.
The state’s commissioner for information, Wasiu Olatunbosun disclosed this in Ibadan on Wednesday, January 15th. The decision was made by the Oyo state post-primary schools teaching service commission, The Guardian reports.
Olatunbosun said that things in the state’s educational system will not be business as usual because the governor, Seyi Makinde, is bent on rewarding only excellence in service.
He said that the aim is to see impressive results from students in external examinations based on teachers’s diligent imput.
He stated that Oyo state government cares for its teachers, adding that the era of unpaid salaries is finally over.
Commenting on the new policy, Olatunbosun said: “This is why we are contemplating that at the end of every year, there must be reports on our teachers’ conduct and activities; teachers that are sanctified to be good and efficient need not wait for a general promotion, they will be promoted and honoured as at when due.”