Protect PTAs reinstatement with law – GNAT tells GES

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called for legal backing to safeguard the government’s decision to reinstate Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) in schools.

This follows an official announcement by the Ghana Education Service (GES) confirming the full reinstatement of PTAs in all pre-tertiary schools across the country.

The directive, issued on Thursday, July 17, stems from President John Dramani Mahama’s commitment to deepening stakeholder involvement in the education sector.

According to the GES, the move is aimed at fostering stronger collaboration among parents, teachers, and communities to improve the quality of education for Ghanaian

All heads of public senior high, technical, and STEM schools have been instructed to immediately begin implementing the directive.

In an interview with Citi News on Thursday, July 17, GNAT General Secretary Thomas Musah welcomed the decision but stressed the need for legislation to prevent future governments from abolishing PTAs again.

“While we have restored the PTA, let us all agree that, as it was in the past, parents are the true owners of the schools. Now that we have returned the schools to them, no future government should come and reverse this decision.

“We must agree on the kind of governance framework we want to maintain to ensure our children are properly trained,” he said.