The country’s educational transformation programme has been successfully achieved thanks to large part to the exceptional participation of teachers, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
“We can never overlook the significant role of teachers in the development agenda of the nation. Your role of shaping the minds and hands of the future generation, imbibing our cultural heritage ideals that bind us as a people, the President said.
He made these remarks at Takoradi, in the Western Region, at the Ghana Teachers Prize 2023 event.
“The Teachers We Need for the Education We Want: The Global Imperative to Reverse the Teacher Shortage” was the theme of the Ghana Teachers Prize 2023.
The President stated that “our hope is an education system that leaves no child behind” and cited the significant investments made in the education sector, the retooling of institutions, the improvement of teacher standards and professionalism, and the Free Senior High School policy as examples.
Despite the upgrade and retooling, President Akufo-Addo acknowledged the numerous challenges facing the industry, saying, “We are committed to resourcing teachers, improving conditions, and creating the enabling environment for teachers to thrive.”
The government’s commitment to education in the country has been exemplary and I am encouraged by the considerable improvement in Ghana’s education system,” President Akufo-Addo added. PREHARVEST
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister for Education, appreciated the teeming teacher population of the country for their hard work and dexterity towards the Ghanaian child. He said the country needed those core elements such as critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and effective communication in teaching and learning and prayed that the Ghanaian teacher, become conscious of such factors.
Reverend Isaac Owusu, President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers, prayed for more money for teachers “I am appealing to the Government, through the Ministry of Education to expedite actions to refund the GHC44.55 deducted from teachers’ salaries for the one teacher laptop policy, while also ensuring the supply of the rest of the laptops,”
He also appealed to the Government through the Ghana Education Service to fulfil its promise of the payments of 20 per cent gross salary for teachers who accepted postings to underserved areas.
