The Ghana Education Service (GES) is set to deploy guidance and counselling personnel to Junior High and Senior High Schools to prepare and educate students ahead of the full rollout of the new curriculum for secondary education.
The new standard-based curriculum, expected to be implemented in the next academic year, aims to provide SHS students with a more flexible and personalized learning experience. Speaking on The Probe with JoyNews’ Emefa Apawu, Prof. Edward Appiah, Director General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), confirmed that plans are well advanced.
“GES is moving all their guidance and counselling staff who are currently in classrooms to focus on these activities. They will have offices in the schools to guide the children, with support from teachers. We plan to start from JHS 3 so that students entering SHS 1 will have an idea,” he explained.
Regarding teaching and learning materials, Prof. Appiah assured that all necessary resources would be available before full implementation. NaCCA, responsible for assessing and approving textbooks, has also developed resource materials to support the new curriculum.
Recently, NaCCA launched a teacher manual at Yaa Asantewaa Girls Senior High School in the Ashanti Region. This new curriculum will allow SHS students to study both science and arts-related courses simultaneously, providing more comprehensive educational opportunities and removing previous limitations.
During an engagement session with journalists, NaCCA highlighted that the curriculum would enable students to choose a minimum of seven and a maximum of nine subjects, with the possibility for talented students to take more. The curriculum, designed for grammar, STEM, and technical schools, also focuses on social, emotional, and behavioural issues, aiming to empower students to positively contribute to society.
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