[ 2017-10-05 ]

Acting President of GNAT, Philippa Larsen

Allow us to work in freedom – GNAT jabs GES, Education Ministry
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT)
has sounded a clarion call to the Ghana Education
Service and the Education Ministry to let teachers
work with freedom.

The Acting President of GNAT, Philippa Larsen,
expressed her displeasure with the “current
posture of GES management to sidestep due process
in addressing disciplinary issues.”

Speaking to Joy News’ Evans Mensah on Newsnight
Thursday, she called on GES Council to reconsider
the way it intervenes in matters at the various
schools.

Madam Larsen said it is timely to celebrate
Thursday’s World Teachers Day on the theme
‘Teaching in Freedom’ as that empowers them to
do their work.

“Teaching in freedom simply means that as the
teacher is being celebrated, he/she should be
empowered in the area of resources and materials
they need to do their work,” she said.

She added that teacher’s motivation, promotion,
and disciplinary issues must be consultative and
follow due procedure and such issues must not be
left to the whims and caprices of the GES and the
Education Ministry.

According to her, teachers are not teaching in
freedom, citing the Prempeh College incidence
where some 51 non-performing students were
repeated but the GES and the Education Ministry
came out with directives to promote them.

She charged government not to compromise on
quality as it has rolled out its flagship Free
Senior High School (SHS) programme.

“While commending government for the initiative,
challenges that occur in the implementation should
be handled with circumspection for optimum
benefits.

“The Unions in education prefers a relationship
with government that hinges on consultation,
collaborations, and cooperation as it implements
its policy,” she said. 

Source - Myjoyonline.com

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