NAGRAT was consulted on new education curricula – Education Ministry fights back

The Communication Director at the Ministry of Education has released a short statement to deny a claim by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) that it has been excluded from discussions on the new curricula for basic education.

Ekow Vincent Assafuah said NAGRAT and other teacher unions were served with copies of the draft national curriculum framework and their inputs requested.

“We sent NAGRAT, GNAT and CT letters in January requesting that they select classroom teachers who teach in primary schools for a workshop to validate the revised curriculum. We have not heard from them. We will send a reminder,” Mr Assafuah said in the statement.

Excluded

President Nana Akufo-Addo announced in his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) to Parliament Thursday, February 21, that all was set for the introduction of the new standards-based curriculum to be rolled out from kindergarten to primary schools.

This curriculum which he noted has been inspired by best practices, has at the heart, Mathematics, Science, Reading, Writing and Creativity.

“It, therefore, warms my heart that we are now able to say that education in the public sector is free from Kindergarten to Senior High School, and, that this year, legislationwould be passed to redefine basic education to include Senior High School,” he said.

Mr Asafauh, however, says Mr Anaba is being disingenuous.

Read Ekow Vincent Assafuah’s full statement to the media below.

On the 3rd of May, 2018, a stakeholder engagement was held at the GNAT HALL here in Accra.

We made a presentation to the Teacher Unions. NAGRAT was well represented.

It is over 7 months now, we have received no response.

We sent NAGRAT, GNAT and CT letters in January requesting that they select classroom teachers who teach in primary schools for a workshop to validate the revised curriculum.

We have not heard from them.

We will send a reminder.

Ekow Vincent Assafuah,

Communication Director, Ministry of Education

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