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ADDRESSING VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS

ADDRESSING VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS

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Promoting best disciplinary practices in schools through orientation and sensitisation

Awareness-raising at the grassroots is key to making our schools safe and secure.

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Following an act of violence witnessed on the campus of Government Bilingual Technical High School (GBTHS) Nsam on Monday, 8 January 2024 in the afternoon, the Minister of Secondary Education, Professor Nalova Lyonga, held an orientation session with the students of this school on Tuesday, 9 January 2024. On this occasion, the Minister was flanked by the Secretary of State in the Ministry of Secondary Education (MINESEC) in charge of teachers’ training, Boniface Bayaola, and the Inspector General of Services, Akat Fidelis Etta.

The aim of this talk was to sensitise the students on the attitudes and values expected from them and raise their awareness on the application of school rules and regulations regarding violence. Meeting with the authorities of the Ministry in the conference hall of the school, the students and the staff of GBTHS Nsam listened to presentations made by three officials of the Ministry of Secondary Education.

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First to take the floor was the Director of Legal Affairs in MINESEC, Njomnang Tchatchouang Leopold. He browsed through the legal instruments available on discipline in school, not only to remind the students and the school staff of the existence of such instruments but also to highlight the specific provisions applicable in case of indiscipline in school. He made a clear-cut distinction between the notions of ‘punishments’ and ‘sanctions’ provided for in the school rules and regulations.

He specified that while punishments are solely handled by the school rules and regulations, acts of violence resulting in sanctions can equally be handled by the penal law which goes beyond the school authority. As such he cautioned the students and the school staff to know and abide by the school rules and regulations in order to stay safe and maintain their environment safe.

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The Inspector of Services No.3 in MINESEC, Ayong Bertin, as the second speaker, advised students on the importance of nurturing living-together while in school. Dwelling on the school rules and regulations, he told the students about the best attitudes and humane values they should adopt in order to foster social cohesion and mutual understanding among themselves and in the community.

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The Director of Examinations and Certification in MINESEC, Dr Shewa Magdeleine, the last speaker, presented the Government policy articulated in the Clean School vision spearheaded by Professor Nalova Lyonga since her appointment at the helm of the Ministry of Secondary Education. Clean School entails promoting ethics, excellence, the fight against violence, drug consumption and corruption in schools. It implies cleanliness at physical, moral and intellectual levels. She insisted on the moral aspect of the Clean School vision which is considered the starting point of any human success.

While underscoring the respect for the school rules and regulations, the three speakers reminded the students about their responsibility in preserving GBTHS Nsam which the Minister referred to as a reference school. Further assurance was given by the law enforcement officers from the company in charge of security in schools and university campuses (CSESU) who gave assurance of their relentless determination in ending violence in schools.

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In the same vein, Professor Nalova Lyonga reiterated Government’s commitment in making GBTHS Nsam safe and secure. “GBTHS Nsam is going to be a school without violence. It is going to be a safe school. We are committed to that.”

By Aimé Ngidjol

ARO1 CELCOM

PASS MARK FOR GOVERNMENT BILINGUAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL NSAM

PASS MARK FOR GOVERNMENT BILINGUAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL NSAM

The second term of the 2023-2024 school year is well on course at GBTHS Nsam.

The Minister of Secondary Education, Professor Nalova Lyonga, together with the SEESEN, Boniface Bayaola and the Governor of the Centre Region, Naseri Paul Bea, held an evaluation meeting to assess the proper operation of the infrastructure one day after class resumption for the second term.

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This was on the campus of GBTHS Nsam on 3 January 2024, in the presence of all top officials of MINESEC, as well as the contractor and the project coordinator.

Concerned with the sustainability of the infrastructure, Professor Nalova Lyonga listened to the technical departments in the Ministry as they gave a shrewd depiction of the actual condition of the various equipment and furniture, insisting more on quality issues, which the contractor was rightfully called upon to justify.

Notwithstanding the contractor’s dithering to complete the works in compliance with the contract specifications, GBTHS Nsam which was inaugurated on 12 December 2023 by the Prime Minister, Head of Government on behalf of the President of the Republic, Paul Biya, is operational.

GBTHS Nsam is ready to deliver on the Government’s promise to train young Cameronians in the most promising specialties in Technical and Vocational Education.

MINESEC motion of gratitude to the Head of State, Paul Biya

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Professor Nalova Lyonga, Minister of Secondary Education, equally used this first ever meeting of the new year with her collaborators to extend MINESEC sincere thanks to the Head of State, Paul Biya who, in his end-of-year 2023 and new year 2024 message to the nation, announced a provision of an additional amount of 102 billion CFA francs in the State budget for the 2024 financial year to cover residual expenditures related to issues raised by teachers.

Talking to the media, Minister Nalova Lyonga sent a vibrant message of gratitude to the Head of State, his Excellency Paul Biya: We’re thanking the Head of State. And we’re telling him that with the money that he has made available to put this new institution in place, we’re going to look over it, watch over it every day because we have the will to do that.

Aimé Ngidjol

ARO1 CELCOM/MINESEC

Two new modern technical high schools with high-tech material have been inaugurated in Yaoundé and Maroua

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Professionalization in MINESEC

Two new modern technical high schools with high-tech material have been inaugurated in Yaoundé and Maroua

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On Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December 2023, The Prime Minister, Head of Government, presided over the inauguration ceremonies of Government Bilingual Technical High Schools Nsam and Maroua.

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Members of Government and top rank personalities of our country gathered around the Prime Minister, Head of Government, to celebrate secondary education move towards modernity and effective professionalization, through the inauguration of two modern schools in Yaounde and Maroua. The Prime Minister thanked the Islamic Development Bank for financing this important project aiming at improving and strengthening the quality and quantity of school infrastructure in Cameroon.

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Government Bilingual Technical High School Nsam for example, which the Prime Minister considers ‘a significant achievement,’ has well-equipped workshops in civil engineering, electricity, clothing, building construction, woodwork and computing (stenotyping…) that will enable learners to acquire know-how in line with the demand on the job market. The school innovates with new specialities such as Stenotyping, Plastic Arts, Dry Cleaning, Bakery... As such, a speciality like Plastic Arts can be started in secondary school instead of university as it is the case nowadays.

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With these two new schools the Ministry of Secondary Education is comforted in its aim of making students ready for employment or creation of enterprises once out of school. Benefitting from quality equipment in these schools, Cameroonian learners can upgrade their level to international standard.

ABILAMEKOU BADJEL THEODORE

                SENIOR STAFF

Addressing the challenges of the school year and the education system in Cameroon

 School year 2023/2024                                                                                                     

Addressing the challenges of the school year and the education system in Cameroon

The Minister of Secondary Education, Prof. Nalova Lyonga, gathered her collaborators on Wednesday, 22nd November 2023 to make a mid-term assessment of the school year 2023/2024 and discuss about improving Cameroon Education System.

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The Distance Education Centre played host to the meeting. Prof. Nalova Lyonga and her collaborators (Mr Bayaola Boniface, Prof. Nkot Fabien, Mr Mebada Marcelin, Mr Akat Fidelis Etta, MINESEC directors, inspectors, regional delegates…) met to assess progress of the school year and decide on remedies where necessary.

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Digitalization of education, one of Prof. Nalova’s workhorse, was at the heart of discussions on this day. Speaking during this meeting, Mr Mebada Marcelin, Inspector General in charge of Education in the Ministry of Secondary Education, considered the process of digitalization “irreversible, implemented with method and serenity, and at multiple speeds.” Implementation of digitalization is done with the help of various partners working hand in hand with MINESEC to achieve this goal. Inspectors are at work for the inclusion of digitalized lessons in teachers schemes of work. They are working to enable teachers use self-produced digitalized lessons but also the ones put at their disposal by the Distance Education Centre. Teachers are recommended to use softwares such as Google forms and others to digitalize their lessons. Needless to say, the task is both interesting and challenging.

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During this meeting, challenges impacting the achievement of the school year objectives in general and digitalization (some teachers are computer illiterates) in particular were identified and addressed. So, Recommendations were made by MINESEC officials and instructions given by the Minister to overcome the identified difficulties, notably the one linked to class disruptions in some areas.

This meeting was also an opportunity to brainstorm once more on improving Cameroon Education System. This justifies regular attendance by MINESEC officials at international conferences relating to education. The most recent was in China where among other aspects the 3H approach was discussed:  3H approach covers 3 key developmental domains – HEAD (knowledge & skills), HANDS (participation & contribution) and HEART (values & emotions). So, MINESEC officials brainstormed on this and on correlations with other educational aspects.

ABILAMEKOU BADJEL Théodore:

Senior Staff

THE USE OF STANDARD ENGLISH IN CAMEROON

THE USE OF STANDARD ENGLISH IN CAMEROON

MINESEC and the British Council to Boost the Standards of the English Language in Secondary Schools

The Ministry of Secondary Education contemplates using the standards available at the British Council to deliver quality English language to Cameroonians.

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His Excellency Barry Robert Lowen, British High Commissioner to Cameroon together with Charlie Walker, Director of International Operations at the British Council, were received by Professor Nalova Lyonga, Minister of Secondary Education, at the Distance Education Centre in Yaounde, on 31 October 2023.

For about two hours, Professor Nalova Lyonga and her high-profile guests exchanged views on boosting and harnessing the skills of English language teachers while opening up Cameroonians learners to British qualifications and study opportunities.

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The audience was an opportunity for Secondary Education officials and the four-man delegation headed by the British High Commissioner to Cameroon, to further the cooperation on how to better infuse the standards of the English language in secondary school learners in Cameroon.

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The Director of International Operations at the British Council, Charlie Walker, hailed the long-standing collaboration with MINESEC in delivering quality English language to Cameroonian learners and praised Secondary Education Boss for her efforts in establishing the Distance Education Centre which has helped to expand education to the greatest number of students in spite of the challenging modern contexts. This infrastructure is part of “the new ways to deliver English language teaching, examinations and seminars using the Internet”, he said.

The British Council expressed its readiness to continue working alongside MINESEC to build and enhance the skills of English language teachers. This will be done through capacity-building and in-service training opportunities, including the English Language Master Trainer which is one of the British Council’s flagship programmes dedicated to the training of trainers, as well as through other available resources, like the British Council’s online library whose link was shared with the ministry’s officials during the audience, as a practical step to set the collaboration going.

Acknowledging the robust support enjoyed so far from some British companies like Promethean and Net Dragon, MINESEC officials firmly stated their expectations in terms of language and digital laboratories which, not only will improve learners’ skills in the English language, but also bridge the gap in technical equipment and foster technology teaching and transfer. “We are interested to establish language laboratories for English and you can do that for us”, Professor Nalova Lyonga told her guests.

Aimé Ngidjol

Senior Staff-Celcom/MINESEC

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