The Cape Coast Metro Director of the Ghana Education Service, Mad. Dorcas Brenda Asare has called on parents and other stakeholders in the Metropolis to support the supervisory efforts of School Heads by encouraging their wards to be in school.
Over the years, records in the metropolis have proven that a handful of children of school-going age are seen to be irregular in attending school which in turn results in continuous poor academic performance in the long run.
Speaking to ATL FM NEWS at the end of a three-day Leadership Training Workshop for Basic School heads in the cape coast metropolis, Mad. Brenda Asare said parents must ensure that their wards are in school because of the free education policy that the government is implementing.
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She noted that parents must support and appreciate what the headteachers and teachers are doing and make sure that their children do not sit at home.
“We have embarked on a back to school campaign and other activities to engage parents and other stakeholders in the communities so that we bring every school-going age child back to school because there are still children who are not going to school and sometimes the attitude is that, they come to school, they go back home and then they come again. You will realize that if there is no continuity, definitely we are not going to get the desired results we want for the metropolis.” She said.
“I see no reason why education in Ghana is free and children are left out. So this is our current call on parents.” She added.
Mad. Brenda Asare indicated that the headteacher is at the center of learning and it is the hope of the directorate that the modules that they have taught to implement in their various schools will yield fruitful results.
On his part, Director General of the UNESCO Category II Institute for Educational Planning and Administration IEPA, Dr. Michael Boakye Yiadom reiterated the need for school heads to collaborate rather than compete amongst each other for the overall upliftment of the metropolis and region at large.
“It is not about my school was ranked number 1 in the region and my school was ranked number 3 in the region. At the end of the day, your school, my school, the other person’s school’s performance will come together to give us the regional ranking. Therefore, they should work collaboratively to support each other.”
Dr. Michael Boakye Yiadom said he believes students will perform better if all school heads perform their roles effectively and more efficiently.
Source: Herty Ann Hawkson /ATLFMNEWS
