By GNA Reporter
Accra, Nov. 2, GNA – The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NCPTAs) has called on national, regional and school-based parent-teacher associations (PTAs) to remain non-partisan in addressing issues concerning the Free SHS Policy.
It urged the PTAs to sensitise parents on the policy and organise periodic educational programmes on child abuse, drug abuse among others.
The NCPTAs made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of their maiden two-day National Education Forum on the Free SHS held in Accra.
The forum was attended by national, regional and school-based PTA executives, and discussed the role of parents in the sustainable implementation of the Free SHS, and the role of parents in complementing government’s and other stakeholders’ efforts to ensure quality education at the pre-tertiary level.
The communiqué said the PTAs should encourage parents to provide elective textbooks for their wards while helping to provide infrastructure such as; classroom blocks, dormitories, hostels, teachers’ bungalows and logistics to improve teaching and learning.
It asked the PTAs to institute award schemes to motivate students and teachers to enhance teaching and learning and also have representatives on the Ghana Education Service (GES) Council, GETFund and other educational decision-making bodies.
« The PTAs should have Yearly National Conference that will bring all stakeholders together to discuss educational matters and related problems and find lasting solutions to them, » the communiqué said.
It urged the PTAs to have mutual and cooperative relationships with school management and staff towards the delivery of quality education for every school-going child while collaborating with the Ministry of Education, the GES Council, GES and school authorities to prevent politicians from campaigning in schools.
The communiqué said heads of schools and bursars should not be allowed to be signatories to the PTA accounts of the schools because the PTA is an autonomous entity and for that matter not under any government institution, hence PTA’s should engage private auditing firms to audit their accounts.
