Government asked to reduce SHS class size
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has asked the government to ensure class sizes in Senior High Schools do not exceed 30 students.
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According to the Association, the Ghana Education Service (GES) must strictly cut class sizes to a maximum of 30 students as per the internationally accepted standard, to ensure effective teaching and learning as well as supervision.
“We will need to bring our class sizes to the internationally accepted standard. We are really going to demand class sizes based on scientifically researched models,” NAGRAT vice president, Angel Karbonu said.
Speaking on Accra based Joy FM, Mr Karbonu said the current situation where some classrooms have over 50 students, is unproductive.
He was of the view that the review of class sizes will address the issue of overcrowding following the implementation of the government’s free Senior High School policy.
He reiterated the Association’s call for a print-out of the policy to serve as a guideline for the teachers in assessing the performance of the students.
“We would need to have a template of materials that ought to be supplied” and the time frame with which these materials would have to reach the school managers, he further stated.
He added that teachers, “have a traditional role to play that when the students are available and the resources are available, we are ready to teach” to make the policy a success.
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Mr. Karbonu further called for a thorough auditing of the free SHS programme two months after its introduction, so that adequate steps could be taken to address some of the challenges that have been identified so far.