Mr. Mathew Owusu, Deputy Director General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has said inclusivity in education should not be a mere slogan but rather a reality.
He said the Ministry of Education has set
up a Ministerial Oversight Committee that met periodically to discuss the new
education curriculum and the committee is serious about the implementation of
inclusive education in Ghana.
Mr. Owusu said this during a meeting of
NaCCA Inclusive Education Expert Advisory Panel on the Secondary Education
Reform to look at the progress on Inclusive education under the Secondary
education reform.
Under the reform, NaCCA is working with
stakeholders to make the new Secondary school reform friendly and suitable for
learners with special education needs
Mr. Owusu said the new Senior High School
(SHS) curriculum introduces some level of flexibility where learners placed in
specific class can select subjects that are not in their main line of study
“For example, a science student may opt to
offer a course in business management if they are also interested in learning
something in business management,” he said
Mr. Owusu said under the reforms the focus is
on subject selection rather than programme selection.
He called on stakeholders and the public to
support persons with disabilities within the educational system since they
needed everyone’s support.
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