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Educational Reforms on course in Accra
Metropolis
Accra Sept. 19, Ghanadot/GNA - The Greater Accra
Metropolitan Education Directorate said on Wednesday it had
added the syllabi on the New Educational Reform to the
various subjects and would be replicated and sent to schools
by October, this year.
Mr. James Nii Okaija Dinsey, Metropolitan Education Director
said the directorate had already sent logistics, including
textbooks and chalk to all 948 schools.
Briefing journalists in Accra on Tuesday, Mr Dinsey denied
media reports quoting him that the educational reform would
fail because the directorate had not received the syllabi
and supplies on the reform.
Mr Dinsey said during his visit to Anumle Cluster of
Schools, near Achimota, on the First Day at School, he
admitted that they had not received the disc containing the
syllabi.
According to him, on return from the tour, he picked up the
disc at the Ghana Education Service head office and he and
his staff put the information together in the various
subjects.
The documents, Mr Dinsey said, would be sent to all schools
by October and apologised to the Ministry of Education,
Youth and Sports and the Ghana Education Service for any
inconvenience caused by the publication.
Mr Dinsey said a non-governmental organization had readily
offered to assist teachers in the use of the syllabi adding,
"we have also received bicycles and motor bikes to improve
mobility of all circuit supervisors."
He expressed the need for an increase in the 85 kindergarten
classes available now, which he said, were not enough. He
said it was heartening that some areas with dilapidated
structures had been renovated.
"We are going to identify more schools with dilapidated
structures and gradually build new ones where necessary."
On the Capitation Grant, Mr Dinsey said the cheques on them
were ready to be dispatched.
He said parents were required under the grant to play vital
roles, including the supervision of their wards homework.
Government on Sept 11 this year, commenced a new educational
reform, which aims at ensuring 11 years of Universal Basic
Education comprising two years of Kindergarten, six years of
primary, three years for Junior High and four years of
Senior High Schools.
GNA
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