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General News of Friday, 12 April 2019<\/p>\n

Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n2019-04-12\n\n

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General News of Friday, 12 April 2019<\/p>\n

Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n

2019-04-12<\/p>\n

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\"GESA sample of the new uniform for boys in JHS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has hailed the introduction of a new basic curriculum as part of ongoing reforms within the education sector, which will take effect from the 2019\/2020 academic year.<\/p>\n

GNAT is particularly enthused with the introduction of History as a subject, saying it will help the development of the nation.<\/p>\n

GNAT adds that the national assessments at Primary 2 to Primary 6 to ensure that children\u2019s performance is being tracked is another good reform in the education sector.<\/p>\n

The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, on Thursday, April 11, launched the New Basic Curriculum as part of ongoing reforms.<\/p>\n

Per the reforms, the number of learning areas in KG is to be reduced from seven to four, integrated into themes. However, these will be treated with more depth.<\/p>\n

In lower and upper primary, the number of subjects remains the same.<\/p>\n

However, there will be fewer concepts and more in-depth treatment of concept in each subject. Further, there is greater emphasis on literacy and numeracy.<\/p>\n

The introduction of standards-based curriculum means that at every stage in school, a student is expected to demonstrate an understanding and mastery of knowledge and skills that they are expected to learn as they progress through their education.<\/p>\n

There will be national assessments at P2, P4 and P6 to ensure that children\u2019s performance is being tracked.<\/p>\n

In addition, the history of Ghana will be compulsory for each child from P1 to P6 and Religious and Moral Education (RME) will be a stand-alone subject.<\/p>\n

Physical Education (PE) will also be a stand-alone subject and will be taught practically while French will be introduced at Upper Primary.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an interview on Onua FM\u2019s Yen Sempa hosted by Bright Kwasi Asempa on Friday, the General Secretary of GNAT, David Ofori Acheampong, said \u201cwe have complained a lot about this that the subjects are too many considering the ages of the children\u201d.<\/p>\n

History compulsory<\/b><\/p>\n

The GNAT scribe said the introduction of History (of Ghana) as compulsory for each child from P1 to P6 is a good thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe re-introduction of History is good because all over the world, nations that have progressed studied the history of that country but we threw it away,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

National assessments<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr. Ofori Acheampong said another good thing about the reform is the national assessments at P2 to P6 to ensure that children\u2019s performances are being tracked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe national assessment for primary schools is also good because it is a new programme so there should be a way of assessing the system to ensure progress,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

New uniforms<\/b><\/p>\n

He said the introduction of the new uniform \u201cwill be a motivational factor for the pupil because children wear the same dress throughout the period of being in school\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t see the different between lower primary and the upper primary so it has its positive side. The children will know that I am moving to a different class so I will no longer wear this dress again,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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