Mr. Aduse Poku NAGRAT President
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22nd August, 2011
Come Out With Policy On Class Size - NAGRAT
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has called on the government to come out with a policy on class size, particularly at the pre-tertiary level, as the country seeks to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, by 2015.
According to the association, there is a correlation between class size and performance of pupils/students, because over bloated class sizes hinder quality teaching and learning; indeed “studies clearly indicate that a class size beyond 30, is a compromise on quality education”, it stressed.
This was contained in a communiqué issued and signed by the NAGRAT General Secretary, Stanislaus Nabome, at the end of its ninth national delegates conference at Wa, in the Upper West Region, last Thursday, on the theme; “Workplace peace: A shared responsibility of the employer and the employed”.
NAGRAT noted that over the years, workers in the Ghana Education Service (GES) had suffered delays and outright denials in their promotions and as such “we demand, as a matter of right, that the GES takes steps to clear the backlog in terms of promotions, as well as place teachers on their right salary scales”.
“Furthermore, the procedure for promotion should be reviewed to make it less cumbersome and less costly,” it counselled.
According to NAGRAT, promotion is a right of workers as stipulated in the scheme of service and “any attempt to deny workers their promotion when due, constitutes a violation of their rights, and has the proclivity to disturb the peace and harmony of the country”.
The association noted that unwarranted releases within the GES have caused a lot of industrial unrests in many educational institutions, “though the Collective Agreement frowns on open releases”.
Consequently, NAGRAT has entreated the GES to organise training seminars and workshops to educate heads of institutions on the Collective Agreement and the Unified Code of Conduct.
The association expressed worry about the delay in the work of the National Pension Regulatory Authority, and enjoined government to release all contributions on the Second Tier, to the Unions to invest for their members.
“NAGRAT calls for prompt action from the government on the issues raised, to ensure that industrial peace is maintained, and the objectives of education realised, in a peaceful atmosphere,” it concluded.
According to the association, there is a correlation between class size and performance of pupils/students, because over bloated class sizes hinder quality teaching and learning; indeed “studies clearly indicate that a class size beyond 30, is a compromise on quality education”, it stressed.
This was contained in a communiqué issued and signed by the NAGRAT General Secretary, Stanislaus Nabome, at the end of its ninth national delegates conference at Wa, in the Upper West Region, last Thursday, on the theme; “Workplace peace: A shared responsibility of the employer and the employed”.
NAGRAT noted that over the years, workers in the Ghana Education Service (GES) had suffered delays and outright denials in their promotions and as such “we demand, as a matter of right, that the GES takes steps to clear the backlog in terms of promotions, as well as place teachers on their right salary scales”.
“Furthermore, the procedure for promotion should be reviewed to make it less cumbersome and less costly,” it counselled.
According to NAGRAT, promotion is a right of workers as stipulated in the scheme of service and “any attempt to deny workers their promotion when due, constitutes a violation of their rights, and has the proclivity to disturb the peace and harmony of the country”.
The association noted that unwarranted releases within the GES have caused a lot of industrial unrests in many educational institutions, “though the Collective Agreement frowns on open releases”.
Consequently, NAGRAT has entreated the GES to organise training seminars and workshops to educate heads of institutions on the Collective Agreement and the Unified Code of Conduct.
The association expressed worry about the delay in the work of the National Pension Regulatory Authority, and enjoined government to release all contributions on the Second Tier, to the Unions to invest for their members.
“NAGRAT calls for prompt action from the government on the issues raised, to ensure that industrial peace is maintained, and the objectives of education realised, in a peaceful atmosphere,” it concluded.
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