By Florence Afriyie Mensah
Ejisu (Ash), Feb. 13, GNA – The Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) urged a national teacher development framework for public and private schools, ensuring professional growth, modern pedagogy, and instructional innovation for all educators.
Professor Damasus Tuurosong, GNAPS President, said Ghana’s education system cannot improve without quality teachers, and no teacher should be left behind due to institutional classification.
Speaking at the Launch of GNAPS Week in Ejisu, he stressed that private schools must be recognized as partners in national development, not marginal actors, and called for structured public-private collaboration anchored in mutual respect and shared commitment.
Prof. Tuurosong commended the Education Minister’s openness to dialogue with the private education sector, urging deeper and institutionalized consultations for effective outcomes. GNAPS Week is themed “Resetting Ghana’s 21st Century Education: Embracing the Creative Role of Private Schools,” highlighting the vital contributions of private institutions.
He noted that technology is reshaping knowledge access and application, yet private schools often face challenges such as limited infrastructure, training, high regulatory costs, multiple taxation, and misconceptions about their role. Private schools in underserved urban settlements, peri-urban areas, and hard-to-reach rural communities have served as laboratories of creativity and resilience, he added.
Nana Asumadu Asuako Trimude, Sanaahene of Bonwire, commended private schools’ contributions and pledged continued traditional leadership support, including leasing land for school construction.
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Edited by Kwabia Owusu-Mensah/Audrey Dekalu