Teachers warned against collecting money from pupils for extra classes

Breman Asikuma (C/R) Oct.7, GNA- The Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa (AOB) District Director of Education, Mr. Ekow Anyanful has warned teachers in the district who collect monies from pupils for extra classes to refrain from such practice because anyone caught would be drastically dealt with accordingly.

He said if parents agree that teachers should organize extra classes for their wards, then they (parents) should mobilise and collect the amount to pay the teachers at the end of the month. Mr. Anyanful gave the warning at a three-day Management Training for 130 Heads of Basic Schools, Circuits Supervisors and Coordinators for both registered private and public Basic Schools in the district at Breman Asikuma.

The training was to p repare them towards the new Educational Reforms Programmes to ensure its success. It was also to build them up for effective work and make them aware of their roles and responsibilities as frontline supervisors to improve educational standard in the area.

The Director said the successes and failure of the new reforms rest on them and urged them to give of their best. He appealed to them to ensure that tuitions given them at training be put into practice for the benefit of the children. Mr. Anyanful urged the participants to explain properly the new syllabus to teachers in their schools and guide them to effective teaching and learning.

Mr. Anyanful called the heads to inspect all on-going projects at their schools involving construction of classrooms and other facilities and submit report to the district directorate immediately. The resource people were all from the District Education directorate led by the district Director.

They led participants through topics including, introduction to 2007 Educational Reforms, Introduction to the New Syllabus, House keeping, Channel of Communication in Ghana Education Service, Code of Professional Conduct, General duties of Heads of a Basic School and Supervision of Teaching and Learning.