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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Promoting access, equity and quality education in Ghana H. E. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA President of the Republic of Ghana 3 HON. PROF. NAANA JANE OPOKU-AGYEMANG Minister for Education HON. SAMUELUT AS ACI OKUDZETO DELLENDIS ABLAKWA IN ERUM (MP) QUE AboritDeputy fugit Minister qui for Education (Tertiary) HON. ALEX KYEREMEH (MP) Deputy Minister for Education (Pre - Tertiary) UTMR. AS ENOCH ACI DELLENDIS H. COBINNAH IN ERUM QUE Aborit fugit quiChief Director FOREWORD Promoting access, equity and quality education in Ghana This book is to give the Ministry of Education the opportunity to share with the general public our efforts towards improving Education service delivery in the country. It is also expected to afford us the opportunity to receive feedback on issues the public care most about. The Ministry wishes to refer to the near four year mandate of government from 2013 to 2016, while for the purposes of comparison and clarity of context, go beyond 2013 at appropriate times. Over the past four years, the Ministry and its twenty agencies working with all our stakeholders have formulated and implemented policies and programmes that have led to steady and significant progress in the provision of quality, equitable and accessible education, and strengthened the management of education service delivery. While we continue to work towards the elimination of outstanding challenges in the education system, we can conclude that we have done well as a country and that the state of education in this country is stronger than before. This publication dwells largely on our achievements from 2013-2016 in the following areas: Education Management and Administration, Basic Education, Secondary Education Non-Formal Education, Technical, Vocational Education and Training, Inclusive and Special Education and Tertiary Education. It is complemented by a text document on the Ministry's key achievements titled "Four years of Equitable Access to Quality Education: The Story" Given the progress made, we can confidently conclude that even though we have much further to go, access and the quality of education in Ghana over the past four years have improved. We thank President John Dramani Mahama for his bold vision and commitment in leading us to achieve these gains. We are also grateful to him for the opportunity he gave us to serve this great country. We also thank all Ghanaians and our partners for their enormous support and contribution. HON. PROF. NAANA JANE OPOKU-AGYEMANG Minister for Education 8 EDUCATION MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION Realizing that our effort at providing equitable access to quality education can only succeed in an environment of efficient management and administration of the sector, the Ministry has over the past four years implemented measures that have led to improvement in service delivery at all levels. 9 District Education Offices To enhance service delivery and improve working conditions of education management units, modern district education offices are being constructed across the country. The evidence is as follows: District Education Office, Akyem Swedru, Birim South District 10 District Education Office, Kpandai, Kpandai District District Education Office, Akontombra, Sefwi Akontombra District District Education Office, Dzodze, Ketu North District 11 District Education Office, Shama, Shama District District Education Office, Nsuta, Sekyere Central District District Education Office, Jema, Kintampo South District 12 District Education Office, Busunya, Nkoranza North District District Education Office, Sawla, Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District District Education Office, Kodie, Afigya Kwabre District 13 District Education Office, Lambussie, Lambussie-Kani District District Education Office, Paga, Kassena Nakana West District District Education Office, Afransi, Gomoa East District 14 District Education Office, Awutu Beraku, Awutu Senya District List of newly constructed District Education Offices. 1. Ga East District Education Office 15. Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District Education Office, Sawla 2. Saboba District Education Office 16. Lambussie-Kani District Education Office, Lambussie 3. Kibi District Education Office 17. Kassena Nankana West District Education Office, Paga 4. South Dayi District Education Office, 18. Gomoa East District Education Office, Afransi 5. Birim South District Education Office, Akyem Swedru 19. Awutu Senya District Education Office, Awutu Beraku 6. Ledzokuku-Krowor District Education Office, Teshie- 20. Gwollu District Education Office Nungua 21. Assin Fosu District Education Office 7. Kpandai Dstrict Education Office, Kpandai 22. Wassa Akropong District Education Office 8. Sefwi Akontombra Dstrict Education Office, Akontombra 23. Assesewa District Education Office 9. Shama District Education Office, Shama 24. Asiwa District Education Office 10. Ketu North District Education Office,Dzodze 25. Duayaw Nkwanta District Education Office 11. Sekyere Central District Education Office, Nsuta 23. Assesewa District Education Office 12. Kintampo South District Education Office, Jema 24. Asiwa District Education Office 13. Afigya Kwabre District Education Office, Kodie 25.Duayaw Nkwanta District Education Office 14. Nkoranza North District Education Office, Busunya 15 New office Complex for the Headquartres of WAEC, Shiashie 16 New GETFund office complex 17 Artist's impression of the COTVET Head office. 18 Human Resource Management with emphasis on Teachers Recognizing that the teacher is at the centre of our (INSET), Management Training, Learning, effort to improve management and administration Mathematics and Science training, ICT training. of education service delivery and achieving desired quality outcomes, the Ministry has over • A policy of zero tolerance for teacher the past four years prioritized human resource absenteeism was declared to enhance quality management, and has made significant progress education through improvement in teacher in the following areas: accountability. • Human Resource Reforms • Recruitment of 2400 Mathematics and Science Human Resource Reforms have been carried out teachers to address deficit. to achieve greater responsiveness and efficiency in Teacher Recruitment/Replacement, Promotion/ • Abolishing the quota system at the colleges of Upgrading and Payroll Management. education to allow for more teachers to be trained with the view to eliminating the trained teacher • Improving teacher training and professional deficit. This led to enrolment increasing by 63.8% development through the introduction of at the Colleges of Education in its first year of Transforming Teacher Education and Learning implementation. (T-TEL), Pre-Tertiary Teacher Professional Development and Management (PTPDM), The total staff strength of GES has increased by Untrained Teachers' Diploma in Basic Education 18.2%, from 247,254 in 2008 to 292,238 in (UTDBE), In-Service Education and Training 2016 of which 78% of them are teaching staff. 19 Transforming Teacher Education and Learning (T-TEL) T-TEL is a 4 year GHS 102 million project that • Establish a Challenge Fund to finance innovative seeks to enhance pre-service teacher education in initiatives in CoEs and their partner districts and Ghana by improving the quality of teaching and schools. learning in all 38 public Colleges of Education (CoEs) and relevant national teacher training T-TEL has supported National Teacher Council institutions. (NTC) to develop the National Teaching standards The project works to ensure that Colleges of for pre service teacher education in Ghana. Education produces teachers who are well trained, prepared and motivated for a career dedicated to Under the project, a draft national teacher improving young minds. The folowing have been education curriculum framework has been achieved under the project. developed. Grants totaling approximately GHS 2,000,000 • Training and coaching for Colleges of Education have so far been disbursed to 23 colleges (CoE) tutors in Mathematics, English and Science. to implement innovative concepts that would improve the quality of teaching and learning, and • Support the institutional strengthening and ultimately the skills of student teachers. management of CoEs, including training of its Principals. T-TEL has also developed handbooks for student teachers and their mentors to use during teaching • Support the Ministry to reform the pre-service practice. 40, 769 books have been distributed to curriculum. student teachers. 20 Enhancing quality education through improvement in teacher accountability (Zero Tolerance for Teacher Absenteeism) The Ministry adopted a policy of zero tolerance Additionally, 14 Nissan Navara vehicles were for teacher absenteeism in order to enhance procured for the board. It is noteworthy that after accountability, and improve teacher presence as three years of its implementation, the rate of well as time on task in schools. teacher absenteeism has declined from 27% in 2012 to 7% in 2016. The National Inspectorate Board (NIB) and Ghana Education Service (GES) were resourced It is expected that with these interventions, teacher to intensify both external and internal supervision. absenteeism will be successfuly eradicated. In-Service Education and Training (INSET) Programme. In order to build capacity and improve the quality Science teachers across the country were trained. of teachers for improvement in education service In addition, 10,749 core Mathematics teachers, delivery, the Ministry organized In-Service 5,626 non-core subject teachers and 5,923 Education