John Mahama Lists Plans for Education Sector When he is Voted for

National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama has outlined the plans he will undertake for the Education sector if voted as President come December 2024.

Mr. Mahama after meeting with the representatives of various Teacher Unions at the head office of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) in Accra made a public statement where he listed his plans for the Education sector.

John Mahama Lists Plans for Education When he is Voted for

Here are some things John Mahama stated that he said during the meeting:

1. I emphasized the importance of conducting an educational reform in my first 100 days in office and the integral role of teachers in national policy reforms.

2. My administration will focus on adopting ‘first language’ as a medium of instruction from KG to Basic 3 and training more teachers in major local languages to facilitate teaching and learning at the basic levels.

3. To encourage reading at the basic level, we plan to build more libraries and resume providing reading and textbooks for all basic schools.

4. Timely disbursement of the capitation grant to education directorates and schools will be a priority, as well as removing the capping and collateralization of the GETFUND and resuming the free sanitary pad distribution policy.

5. I will prioritize the revival of abandoned TVET and E-blocks in our education infrastructure drive to decongest schools and improve the quality of education.

6. We also plan to review and improve the implementation of the Free SHS policy, resolve its associated challenges, and mainstream TVET and STEM in all secondary schools.

‘These are just a few highlights from the productive dialog we had. I look forward to further collaboration with teacher unions and other stakeholders to develop effective policies for the education sector.

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Together, we can build a better and more inclusive education system for our children and the future of our nation. Thank you to all the teacher unions who participated and shared their valuable insights.”