Teachers urged to unite to fight their common cause

Ho, Aug. 4, GNA - Disunity in the teaching fraternity constitute a major obstacle to securing better working conditions for teachers in the country.

"If the players are fighting among themselves the referee would only fold his arms and watch." Mr Francis Y. Korwu, Ho Municipal Director of Education, made these observations when he addressed an open-day durbar of Kabore Primary School in Ho on Wednesday under the theme: "Quality Education - The Way Forward for Nation Building."

He said the attractive conditions achieved by other professional groups in the Public Sector were due largely to the united front with which they pursued their collective interest. Mr Korwu said the attainment of quality education in the country required high morale among teachers based on attractive working conditions and salaries.

"There is, therefore, the need to take a second look at the salaries and conditions of service of teachers to enable them to give out their best."

Mr Korwu said the country did not lack policies and programmes aimed at achieving quality education.

Mr Korwu said such policies included the accelerated Development Plan of Education of 1951; the Kwapong Review Committee Report in 1966 and the Dzobo Education Review Report of 1974.

He said the pursuit of quality education was also reflected in the current Fourth Republican Constitution and expressed in the Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education (FCUBE); the Capitation Grant; Schools Feeding Programme and "a new universal continuous basic education programme from age four years to 15 years".

He pledged to assist Kabore School in whatever way possible to uplift the image of the school as one of the performing schools in the municipality.

Mr Anthony Akpabli, Headteacher of the School, said it continued to attract parents because of its excellent academic credentials and discipline.

He thanked parents for their interest and support in uplifting the image of the School and expressed the hope that the co-operation would be sustained for much better results.