The Northern Regional Directorate of Education on Thursday held its Seventh Regional Education Sector Annual Review Meeting in Tamale, to assess the overall educational status in the region, share information across the districts, and consolidate achievements.

It was also to track District and Regional performances, to provide assistance to those districts lagging behind in the implementation of education policies and directives in the Region.

The event was on the theme: “Efficiency – Key To Sustainable Quality Education Beyond 2015”.

Alhaji A.B.A. Fuseini, Deputy Northern Regional Minister, pointed out that “Quality education is not only the bedrock of the development of the country, but an important gateway to opportunity, human and personal development.'

He said capitation grant had been increased and also the school feeding programme in the districts had also been expanded as part of government efforts to increase enrollment and sustainability.

He urged the participants at the review meeting to come up with useful and strategic recommendations to improve education in the region.

Professor Amin Alhassan, Dean of Faculty of Agribusiness and Communication Sciences of the University for Development Studies,Nyankpala Campus, said one of the challenges affecting the efficiency of the delivery at the education sector was teachers absenteeism, poor supervision and discipline among teachers.

He said the public school system should emulate the efficiency of their private counterpart, which could help to improve the performance of public schools across the country.

Professor Alhassan said there was the need to make teachers ICT-literates, to enable them cope with the challenges of the digital era in their profession.