Teachers' Union in Gambia Explores More Alternatives to Corporal Punishment in Schools

The Gambia Teachers’ Union (GTU) through its women’s wing on Wednesday organised a day’s training for 20 lower basic school teachers on alternative measures to corporal punishment in schools, at its secretariat along MDI Road in Kanifing.

The latest training is among series of others to be organised by the GTU in its bid to discourage corporal punishment in schools and promote the agenda for the attainment of quality education. Through this synergy, the GTU advocates for teachers to adopt other disciplinary measures as opposed to physical punishment, as in line with Principle 1 of the GTU Code of Conduct for teachers.