Haruna Iddrisu, Minister of Education, has announced that the Parent Teachers Association (PTA) will be reinstated as part of the management team in public schools.
The Tamale South Member of Parliament stated that the reintroduction is intended to promote collaboration and improve educational outcomes.
The Minister said that the reintroduction of PTAs will not only improve learning outcomes in our schools, but will also allow parents to assist schools in training quality human capital for the country.
‘’I am particularly happy to announce that PTAs will be introduced back into the management of education in Ghana under the presidency of excellency John Dramani Mahama for parents and teachers to work together to improve learning outcomes in our educational institutions, and for PTAs to support our educational institutions to produce quality human capital for our country.’’
He made this statement at a public forum.
Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) are non-profit organisations that allow parents, teachers, and non-teaching staff to interact.The associations help schools improve their teaching and learning practices.
The Ghana Education Service in the early part of 2024 developed new guidelines for Parent Associations, previously known as Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs), in pre-tertiary schools in the country.The guidelines prohibit teachers from being part of the Association, impose restrictions on teachers collecting fees from students preventing them from writing exams, and stipulate that parents whose wards have completed school must no longer be part of the Association.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
