Curriculum Guides

The curriculum guide is meant to serve as a reference for instructors in terms of what should be taught, what year or grade it should be taught to, when it should be taught, why it should be taught, along with recommendations about techniques, times, and assessment.

1. These documents do not replace Schemes-of-Work or Lesson Plans.

2. They serve as a base resource document for the preparation of Schemes-of-Work and Lesson Plans.

3. Supervisory staff should make these documents available to teachers on a timely basis to facilitate planning.

4. All guides should be dated and the school stamp affixed thereon.

MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE CURRICULUM GUIDE

1. The topic

2. Objectives

3. Skills

4. Knowledge

5. Understanding

6. Attitude

7. Content

8. Materials that may be used

9. Evaluation

PURPOSE OF THE CURRICULUM GUIDE

Curriculum document serves as a guide in relation to the learning experiences, methods, teaching materials, etc. to which all learners should be exposed at a particular grade.

·         It helps to ensure that they are common expectations in relation to all learners in the same year or grade across the country

·         It aims to ensure that learning experiences are suited to the learner stage of development.

·         To ensure fairness among learners across the country.

·         These documents do not replace the scheme of work or lesson plan

·         They serve as base or source document for the preparation for a scheme of work and lesson plans

·         Supervisory staff should make these documents available to teacher on a timely basis to facilitate planning.

All Guides should be dated and the school stamp affixed thereon