Recruit more teachers to ease burden – GNAT appeals to GES
GNAT one of the key teacher unions in Ghana has called on the Ghana Education Service to recruit more teachers into the education service.
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) said the work of teachers is enormous demanding so much from them. The request was made in relation to second cycle schools.
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According to GNAT, some teachers have no choice but to teach both the Gold and Green track at the SHS. This development is wearing off teachers it added.
The association further lamented that the needed teaching and learning resources are not adequate enough, are not supplied in a timely manner and sometimes they are never provided to enable effective teaching and learning.
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The president of GNAT, Ms. Philippa Larsen, said
In order to ease the extra burden on schools, GNAT is calling on GES to recruit more teachers in order to improve the quality work output in the various schools across the country.
The president of GNAT made her remarks during the launch of “The GNAT Standpoint on Education”, a book directed at providing a strong and foundation at the pre-tertiary sector (Primary to Senior High School). This book, GNAT believes will aid in efforts improving the level of quality in the education sector at the pre-tertiary level in Ghana
The book titled “The GNAT StandPoint on Education” deals with the following issues.
- GNAT’s dimension to quality education including which covers areas such as prevailing school environment and infrastructure.
- The provision of teaching and learning resources (TLRs) for teaching in learning in schools.
- Issues related to pedagogy, and the needed best practices in learner support.
- Teacher support for development, experience, and performance as well as mentoring and monitoring.
- Teacher evaluation for continuous on the job guidance, and improvement among others.
The book takes a critical look at the following parameters in education
- Quality of pre-tertiary education in Ghana.
- Quality of education at the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) level.
- teacher recruitment issues and capitation grant.
- School feeding program of the government.
- The Free SHS policy of the government which has been rolled out since 2017.
According to the President of the Presbyterian University College, Rev. Prof. Emmanuel Adow Obeng, the book is a testament of GNAT’s ability to positively influence decision making in the educational sector of the country.
“This is a statement that education is the focal point of development in this country. It intends to trigger a well-structured social dialogue in the Ghanaian educational sector to ensure that all stakeholders are involved right from the identification of the challenges facing quality education delivery in Ghana through to proffering solutions,” he stated.
He noted that the book stemmed from GNAT’s belief that the
development of a nation is strategically linked with the development of its people and the quality of education they receive.
GNAT’s call for the need to recruit more teachers is expected to be considered by the GES.
Source: EduLearnWeb.com
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