Nigeria’s Regent School has been adjudged outstanding by a team of British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspectors commissioned by the UK Department for Education (DfE) in England.
The British Schools Overseas inspects and accredit British international schools outside of the UK.
The inspection of the Nigerian school makes it the first in West Africa to achieve the outstanding school status, judged by British Schools Overseas inspectors.
Explaining the frat to journalists, the Head of Assessment and qualified BSO Inspector in the school, Mr. Akin Alufa, spoke about their journey to the outstanding rating.
According to him, “schools that are judged outstanding have stringent criteria to meet. They must cross all t’s and dot all the I’s in all ramifications. They must also demonstrate through excellent practice across board that they can be relied upon to show glowing examples within COBIS and BSO communities globally”
He added that, to be recognised by the UK Department for Education (DfE), a British school overseas (BSO) must have an inspection report which shows that their performance against all the BSO standards is at least satisfactory.
“This reflects the standards required for continuing registration as a school in England”
The Chief Inspector, PENTA International, Dr. Mark Evans, said that the Regent school has made excellent progress since the last BSO inspection.
Following the outstanding BSO inspection, the Nigerian Regent school will now be allocated a unique reference number on the UK’s national school reference system, Edubase.
Olusola Akintonde
