National Council of Parents Teachers Association (NCPTA) has admonished PTA Executives and parents across the country to as partners in educational development provide infrastructure and logistics in improving teaching and learning.
According to them, parents play crucial roles and inputs in complementing government and other stakeholders’ efforts to ensure quality education at the pre-tertiary level.
In a communique issued after their maiden two-day educational forum dubbed “Free SHS, the role of parents in the Sustainable Implementation of the Policy” held at Presbyterian Boys Senior High School, Legon, by the President of NCPTA, Mr. Alexander Yaw Danso he opined that PTAs should encourage parents to also provide elective text books for their wards.
Introduction of the Free SHS Policy in the 2016/17 academic year posed some challenges particularly infrastructural and logistical constraints which necessitated the bringing on board the double-track system to relief pressure on the existing infrastructure.
It is also to take off the burden on teachers whilst increasing instructional hours.
Some section of Ghanaians, notably the main opposition party, the NDC and former President John Dramani Mahama have questioned the policy’s sustainability.
However, the association in a resolution agreed that national, regional and school-based PTAs should remain non-partisan, rather contribute towards sustainable implementation of the Free SHS Policy.
The National Council also called on Government for their representation on the GES Council, GETFund and other educational decision-making bodies.
Their conviction is that teachers and students ought to be motivated to enhance teaching and learning, therefore the council aims at instituting awards scheme in that regard.
The recent trend of amorous affairs between some teachers and students was paramount in their deliberations.
NCPTA also called for a collaboration between the Ministry of Education, GES Council, GES and school authorities to prevent politicians from campaigning in schools.
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