Mwinilunga needs more teachers – Samakesa

Mwinilunga District Commissioner (DC), Webster Samakesa, says there is need to improve staffing levels of teachers in most schools in the district.

Speaking when Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) team paid a courtesy call on him, Mr Samakesa said most of the schools in the district are operating on skeleton staff.

Mr Samakesa cited Ntambu as one of the schools that are affected by low staffing levels of teachers.

He noted that the quality of education could only be improved once more teachers are employed in the education sector.

Mr Samakesa bemoaned that low staffing levels of teachers in the province has contributed in the poor performance of pupils in the region.

Meanwhile, the DC has disclosed that the district has received more than 90 teachers in the quest to beef up the staffing levels.

He further explained that some high schools in the district have ten teachers to attend to all the classes.

He wondered how the quality of education could be improved with low staffing levels in schools.

And ZANEC executive director, Miriam Chinyama, explained to the district commissioner that ZANEC is in the district to promote participation of various stakeholders in school management.

She noted that all stakeholders need to play a role in the management of schools if the quality of education is to be improved.

Ms Chinyama said running of schools should not be left to the District Education Board Secretaries’ (DEBS) alone, adding that all stakeholders should come on board and compliment the efforts of the DEBS’s office.

[ZANIS]