The decision by the government to change trimester-based academic calendar to a semester-based one for basic schools has been resisted by some teacher unions.
The unions; GNAT, NAGRAT, TEWU, and CCT-GH in a joint statement described the move as disappointing.
They expressed their displeasure against the government for failing to consult them or engage before arriving at the decision.
“We state emphatically that at no point in time were the Unions in Education consulted on such a major policy decision…Per our Collective Agreement with regard to our working conditions, major policies such as this should come for discussion and negotiation,” they said in the statement.
It is their opinion that this new directive will lead to a long school calendar and will have a negative effect on the health of pupils and education workers.
“We, therefore, call on the GES to immediately withdraw the policy, pending full consultations with the Unions in Education and other major stakeholders and do serve notice, that failure to do so would be resisted fiercely,” they said.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
