Reports
ESSPIN 025 Monitoring and Evaluation Framework – Position Paper
Date: 20-Aug-2010
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ESSPIN 019 8th Quarterly Report
Date: 22-Jul-2010
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The DFID Annual Review has been one major event of this reporting period. This took place in May and preparations for the review and subsequent discussions with DFID have occupied ESSPIN management attention for much of the quarter. The preparations included the production of a series of Technical Papers (ESSPIN Report No. 018) outlining strategic progress to date and future challenges on the major activity areas...
ESSPIN 313 School Infrastructure and Maintenance Support Joint Mission Report
Date: 13-Jul-2010
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The condition of the basic physical infrastructure stock of most primary schools across the 36 states of Nigeria is exceptionally poor. The ESSPIN programme seeks to address this particular problem through the provision of infrastructure inputs. These essentially comprise the provision of improved water supply and sanitation facilities to schools in six states: three in the north (Jigawa, Kano and Kaduna) and two in the south (Lagos, Kwara)...
ESSPIN 520 Communications Task Specialist Visit Report, April 2010
Date: 13-Jul-2010
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This report summarises the key activities and outcomes of a visit by the communications task specialist in April 2010. The visit consisted of activities in Lagos designed to help the SCKMO ensure that the Communications Committee could develop a sustainable slogan for State Education that was likely to gain acceptance from political leaders and other stakeholders...
ESSPIN 411 Social Development Lead Specialist Back to Office Report, May 2010
Date: 13-Jul-2010
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This report summarises work undertaken since March 2010 until the most recent visit of the Lead Specialist Social Development of ESSPIN 5-13 May, reporting progress on taking forward Access and Equity issues of the programme and setting out key inputs for the initial phase of implementation.
ESSPIN 312 Teacher Development Needs Assessment TDNA Update April 2010
Date: 06-Jul-2010
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This visit report addresses the third and the fourth task of the ‘scope of work’ outlined in the consultants’ contracts. That is to “Train a team of enumerators to undertake and supervise the assessment exercise” and “Field test and revise where necessary the assessment instruments”...
ESSPIN 239 Strategic Planning and Support to Medium Term Sector Strategy MTSS - Task Leader
Date: 07-May-2010
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This report reviews activities in the states of Kaduna, Kano and Jigawa, together with generic planning & review activities for Output 2 in the month of April 2010. Outputs include completed reviews of the 2009 MTSS development processes in Kaduna, Jigawa & Kano, the preparation of strategic and operational plans for Jigawa SUBEB and an action plan for Kano LGEAs arising from the first LGEA workshop.
ESSIN 238 Support for Education Quality Assurance Reform
Date: 30-Mar-2010
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This document provides an account of the consultancy activities engaged in during the period 1-12 March 2010. It details the activities carried out by Ray Jardine in Abuja and Kaduna.
ESSPIN 237 Strategic Planning & MTSS - Task Leader Visit 8
Date: 30-Mar-2010
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This report reviews activities in the states of Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa and Enugu, together with generic planning & review activities for Output 2. Outputs include reviews of the MTSS development processes in Kaduna, Jigawa & Kano, the preparation of strategic and operational plans for Kano and Kaduna and the initiation of MTSS planning in Enugu.
ESSPIN 236 Support to MTSS Process and Budget Review in Lagos and Kwara, and Scoping Enugu
Date: 28-Mar-2010
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The principal concerns of this mission were reviews of the MTSS process and budget transition, as well as a scoping visit to Enugu to prepare for the commencement of the MTSS in that state in June...
ESSPIN 519 Development of Photography Library
Date: 10-Apr-2010
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ESSPIN 311 Design, Construction & Supervision of Water Suply project in ESSPIN States
Date: 20-Mar-2010
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ESSPIN 409 Strategy Paper on CSO Role in Community Participation
Date: 30-Apr-2010
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ESSPIN 410 Coordination and Capacity Building for CSOs
Date: 30-Apr-2010
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ESSPIN 310 School Insfratructure and Maintenance Support - March 2010 Visit Support
Date: 20-Mar-2010
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ESSPIN 018 2010 Annual Review - Technical Papers, April 2010
Date: 30-Apr-2010
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The purpose of these Technical Papers is to provide an up-to-date brief on the main technical areas of ESSPIN activity. A series of Position Papers was produced for the Inception Report in May 2009 and these technical papers are intended to provide a concise update after a year of programme implementation.
ESSPIN 518 NekNet Scoping Study and Needs Assessment Report,
Date: 19-Apr-2010
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The idea of NekNet is to create an online space to store all basic education research in Nigeria where it will be easily accessible to researchers, policymakers and practitioners both in-country and beyond...
ESSPIN 408 SBMC Development Progress Report 4
Date: 04-Feb-2010
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The draft training manual for SBMCs was developed and agreed with state partners. The 2-Module document contains key messages on general principles, skill for SBMCs and strategies to make SBMCs work effectively...
ESSPIN 407 SBMC Development - Progress Report 3
Date: 23-Nov-2009
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The SBMC development methodological framework was revised. A harmonised 3-phase plan for School Based Management Committee (SBMC) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) activities was developed...
ESSPIN 235 Facilitation of visioning workshops for State SUBEBs and Kwara State LGEAs
Date: 18-Feb-2010
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As support to States move towards the implementation phase, ESSPIN has prioritised support for SUBES and LGEAs and key MDAs or departments. The starting point for this support is the facilitation of a visioning process that will lead to the development of strategic plans...
ESSPIN 234 Public Financial Management Task Leader Visit 5
Date: 24-Feb-2010
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This is the mission report of John Gray, PFM task leader, undertaken in January-February 2010. The main activities were: participation in the ESSPIN Technical Forum; SUBEB visioning workshops in Kwara, Jigawa and Lagos...
ESSPIN 033 Public Financial Management Position Paper
Date: 24-Feb-2009
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ESSPIN 309 Design, Construction and Supervision of Water Supply to Primary Schools in ESSPIN Focal States
Date: 01-Mar-2010
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ESSPIN 233 Coordination of OD Initiatives, Organisational Restructuring of KWSUBEB and LGEAs and Support for LSUBEB
Date: 24-Feb-2010
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ESSPIN 232 Public Financial Management - Task Leader Visit 4 Report
Date: 24-Feb-2010
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ESSPIN 307 School Infrastructure and Maintenance Support,Jan – Feb 2010 Visit
Date: 15-Feb-2010
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ESSPIN 308 Report on MLA Instrument Pre-test in Kano & Lagos - March 2010
Date: 20-Jan-2010
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ESSPIN 406 SBMC Development - Progress Report 2 September 2009
Date: 10-Sep-2009
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ESSPIN 231 Analysis of Federal and Lagos State UBE Legislation November 2009
Date: 19-Nov-2009
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ESSPIN 230 Analysis of Federal, Jigawa, Kaduna and Kano UBE Legislation
Date: 18-Sep-2009
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This report analyses the Federal Law and the Jigawa, Kaduna and Kano States Laws to identify any contradictions, inconsistencies or omissions in the Laws, in order to assess the suitability of the Laws.
ESSPIN 228 Strategic Planning and MTSS - TasK Leader Visit 7
Date: 30-Nov-2009
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This report reviews activities in the states of Lagos and Kwara, together with work for Output 1 with UBEC senior management and an in-house workshop with ESSPIN Output 2. Outputs include completed MTSS’ for Lagos and Kwara and proposals for the organisation of next year’s MTSS work, integrated with the other Output 2 components.
ESSPIN 227 Support to Completion of MTSS in Lagos and Kwara -International Finance Task Specialist Visit 3
Date: 30-Nov-2009
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This report presents the support provided to the completion of 2010 – 2012 MTSS reports for Lagos and Kwara states.
ESSPIN 229 Public Financial Management - Task Leader Visit 3
Date: 30-Nov-2009
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This is the mission report for the third visit to ESSPIN Nigeria of John Gray, PFM task leader, undertaken 1-30 November 2009. Main activities were PFM diagnostic visits to Lagos and Jigawa, participation in the UBEC Retreat in Obudu and participation in the Output 2 Workshop held in Abuja 23-25 November
ESSPIN 405 SBMC Development - Progress Report 1 July 2009
Date: 23-Jul-2009
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ESSPIN 305 School Infrastructure and Maintenance Support Oct 2009
Date: 29-Oct-2009
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ESSPIN 226 Strengthening the Education System to Make it a Pillar of Nigeria's Vision 2020
Date: 07-Sep-2009
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ESSPIN has been closely involved in the ground breaking work of Nigeria’s “Vision 20 2020” through the participation of a member of staff in the work of the National Technical Working Group on Education (NTWG). This report represents ESSPIN’s contribution to the NTWG report to the Vision 2020 committee.
ESSPIN 020 Inception Report - Volume 1
Date: 30-May-2009
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The Inception Report is organised in three volumes, this first volume provides a brief overview of the context in which ESSPIN is working, an outline of ESSPIN’s technical approach and the programme management arrangement. The second volume sets out detailed implementation workplans together with explanatory notes, while volume three consists of ESSPIN’s technical approach set out in a series of Position Papers.
ESSPIN 225 Support to the completion of MTSS for Lagos and Kwara States - Finance Task Specialist visit 4
Date: 31-Aug-2009
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ESSPIN 224 Progress Report on MTSS development in Jigawa, Kaduna and Kano
Date: 04-Sep-2009
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ESSPIN 223 Institutional Development, Public Financial Management Task Specialist
Date: 30-Jan-2010
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ESSPIN 222 Public Financial Management - Task Leader Visit 1
Date: 24-Sep-2009
File : PDF (290828KB)
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ESSPIN 016 6th Quarterly Report
Date: 23-Dec-2009
File : PDF (2059083KB)
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This quarterly report provides an overview of the political environment and the status of coordination amongst the State Level Programmes (SLPs). It contains summaries of progress in the States and at the Federal level, a schedule of consultant visits, rolling work plans for the coming months and a 3 month forward-looking TA mobilisation table.
ESSPIN 517 Communications Capacity Building Visit
Date: 21-Sep-2009
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ESSPIN 304 Assessment of Teachers Development Needs
Date: 30-Aug-2009
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ESSPIN 404 SBMC in Policy and Practice Volume 2 (Guildelines and Tools for SBMCs Research)
Date: 30-Mar-2009
File : PDF (613282KB)
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ESSPIN 404 SBMCs In Policy and Practice Volume 1 Research Synthesis Report
Date: 30-Jul-2009
File : PDF (793226KB)
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ESSPIN 015 China Study Tour Report
Date: 30-Oct-2009
File : PDF (562303KB)
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This report describes the Study Tour undertaken by twelve senior education officials from ESSPIN-supported States and the federal level. The purpose of the Study Tour was to learn lessons from a successful DFID-funded project in Gansu Province.
ESSPIN 004 Inception Strategy
Date: 30-Jan-2009
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This document sets out a plan for the Inception period between January and June 2009. This document consist of three sections. Section I outlines the preparatory activities that have taken place over the last months (pre-inception phase). Section II provides work plans and narrative summaries for each State and the Federal level. section III is progress report for the previous period, October - December 2008
ESSPIN 511-Development of ESSPIN Programme and Management Information Communication System.
Date: 30-May-2009
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The ESSPIN Programme KM/ICT requirements are interrelated and complex. A number of requirements have been identified by the programme team and there is good progress towards implementation in key areas, such as the network and shared drive set up.
ESSPIN 014 5th Quarterly Report
Date: 30-Sep-2009
File : PDF (2005280KB)
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This report provides an overview of the political environment and the status of coordination amongst the State Level Programmes (SLPs).
ESSPIN 403 IQTE Integration work in kano, Kaduna and Jigawa: task Specialist Visit 1 - 4
Date: 10-Jul-2009
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Report based on trip to Kano and Kaduna (15-22 October 2008).The main purpose of this trip was to follow up with the relevant actors on the IQTE integration strategy developed for Kano under CUBE during March-July 2008.
ESSPIN 032 School Infracstructure and maintenence
Date: 30-May-2009
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The challenges facing the Education sector in Nigeria are considerable at the present time. In trying to meet these challenges it is essential that the issue of infrastructure is addressed. Having a good physical learning environment is a critical part of the education process.
ESSPIN 031 Quality Assurance
Date: 26-May-2009
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School inspection in Nigeria has, over time, become increasingly ineffective and irrelevant to the process of improving education. The history for this is well documented elsewhere. To support the political and popular desire to offer Nigerian children a productive and useful education, inspection must change. Thus, the focus of ESSPIN support is on reforming inspection to concentrate on quality rather than just compliance to laws, rules and procedures.
ESSPIN 030 Islamiyya, Qur'anic and Tsangaya
Date: 26-Jun-2009
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The Education Sector Analyses and the Education Sector Plans all highlight the importance of forms of Islamic schooling in the northern states, suggesting that both communities and government see them as alternatives to the state schooling system. There are three main forms of Islamic education: Qur’anic and Tsangaya schools, where the main focus is on recitation and understanding of the Qur’an; Islamiyya schools, a more recent development providing a mixed Islamic and secular curriculum; and Il
ESSPIN 021 Institutional Development Position Paper
Date: 06-May-2009
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This Position Paper indicates the main ways in which the resources allocated for ESSPIN Output 2 will be deployed to support and enhance institutions and educational organisations within the five ESSPIN states. The Paper specifies the principles underpinning ESSPIN interventions, the strategies employed to support states at the various organisational levels and the initial activities planned to promote institutional development.
ESSPIN 029 Gender and Social Exclusion
Date: 22-May-2009
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This document outlines ESSPIN’s initial plans, capacity and approach to address gender and social exclusion at the federal, state and at community levels. The approach is aligned with the Education Sector Plans of the Nigerian government authorities at the Federal and State levels. It presents the main issues faced by ESSPIN states and the way in which ESSPIN will aim to address those programmatically and in alignment with other DFID SLPs (SPARC, PATHS 2, and SAVI).
ESSPIN 026 Approach to Supporting EMIS
Date: 26-May-2009
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ESSPIN’s approach to supporting the Education Management Information System (EMIS) focuses on identifying and developing effective procedures in States, and documenting and implementing them. The use of data within States for planning and management will also be promoted. Assistance will also be provided at the Federal level to assist coordination and support to all States.
ESSPIN 028 Access Equity Position Paper
Date: 28-May-2009
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The Millennium Development Goals for Basic Education and Gender Equality and the associated Targets and indicators set out clear definitions with regard to access and helps to define one aspect of equity. The relevant targets and indicators are basic education to ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling; and gender equality to eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education, preferably by 2005, and in all levels of educat
ESSPIN 027 Monitoring Learning Achievements 26 May
Date: 01-May-2009
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Nigeria participated in the UNESCO-UNICEF Monitoring Learning Achievement (MLA) project in 1996 and 2003. To the extent that the results were comparable between Nigeria and other African countries, the performance of Nigerian students was the weakest in the continent. The focus of this paper is on the relatively narrow issue of establishing a national system for summative assessment ‘assessment of learning’ to monitor the relevant EFA learning goal.
ESSPIN 302 School Infrastructure and Maintenance Review for ESSPIN states
Date: 30-Mar-2009
File : PDF (1268154KB)
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ESSPIN 301 Teaching and Learning Survey
Date: 01-Mar-2009
File : PDF (657996KB)
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ESSPIN 203 Analysis of LGAs and LGEAs in Supporting basic Education in Nigeria
Date: 17-May-2009
File : PDF (683230KB)
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This report provides a summary of two three-week scoping visits to Jigawa, Kwara, Kaduna and Kano States to look at the role of LGs in supporting basic education. The first visit was carried out by a single ESSPIN consultant.
ESSPIN 013 Fourth Quarterly Report
Date: 29-Jun-2009
File : PDF (357045KB)
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The ESSPIN Inception Report outlines the technical approach, sets out the TA requirements needed to deliver this approach and provides detailed workplans. It also contains position papers that explain the major activity streams.
ESSPIN 012 School Case Study Reports - Kaduna, Kano and Kwara State
Date: 21-May-2009
File : PDF (1559806KB)
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Universal Basic Education in Nigeria is in a perilous state. Despite the best efforts of many teachers, Head teachers and management committees, there is a significant shortfall in both the quality and quantity of public education.
ESSPIN 006 Third Quarterly Report
Date: 27-Mar-2009
File : PDF (653549KB)
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ESSPIN has initiated an ambitious programme of activities for the Inception period January to June 2009. A central thread running through these activities is the development of Medium Term Sector Strategies (MTSS) that will provide the operational and budgetary foundations for ESSPIN supported reforms in the States.
ESSPIN 002 MTSS Strategy
Date: 01-Apr-2009
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This document presents a proposed strategy for working with States over the next 6 months to help them formulate a 3-year costed, rolling operational plan derived from the Education Sector Plan (ESP) that in turn should inform the ESSPIN investment plan.
ESSPIN 001 First Quarterly Report 12 Mar 09
Date: 12-Mar-2009
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This report summarises ESSPIN pre-mobilisation activities during the period mid- October to end of December, 2008. It presents the activities in tabular form in order to provide a brief overview of progress to date