The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has announced the development of a specialized mathematics curriculum for special students, enabling them to study mathematics at both secondary and tertiary education levels.
Ms. Mabel Viviey, a Communication and Information Technology Coordinator, highlighted the long-standing deprivation of mathematics education for special students at the secondary level, a basic requirement for tertiary education.
Addressing stakeholders in the Eastern Region at an engagement on the newly developed Senior High School, Senior High Technical School (SHS/SHTS), and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Curriculum, Ms. Viviey emphasized the importance of this initiative. The meeting included over 100 stakeholders from the Eastern Regional Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS), the Eastern Regional Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers, school heads, and representatives from the Ghana Blind Union, Ghana Education Service, the New Juaben Traditional Council, the Hearing Impaired, and students from SHS/SHTS and basic schools.
Ms. Viviey noted the limitations of the Ghanaian Sign Language, describing it as lacking vocabulary and sounding like broken English. NaCCA is actively working to address these deficiencies, promoting inclusive education through the new curriculum.
Highlighting key features of the new curriculum, she mentioned the inclusion of Intervention English and Mathematics, designed to help weaker students improve without the need for private extra classes. “Parents will not have to pay extra money to teachers to privately teach their wards who lagged in the study of English and Mathematics. The new curriculum addresses the issue through the Intervention English and Mathematics,” she noted.
The new curriculum also outlines the philosophy, vision, and goals for every subject, helping learners understand the importance of their studies and how each subject contributes to achieving their aspirations. “Professional stereotypes will be eradicated with the new curriculum. A profession will no longer be defined by gender as seen in nursing and other professions,” she added.
To ensure the curriculum’s competency before its implementation in October 2024, Ms. Rebecca Abu Gariba, the Corporate Director for NaCCA, stated that it is being tested in 33 category A, B, and C schools across the country. A curriculum draft was reviewed by national and international experts to ensure it met quality standards.
Ms. Gariba highlighted that Ghana had not developed a new secondary education curriculum since the old one, primarily focused on memorization, was created in 2007 and reviewed in 2010. The new curriculum aims to nurture learners who are critical thinkers, solution-driven, competent, and responsible citizens who uphold the values of the country.
In 2022, an Inter-Agency Curriculum Writing Group (IACWG), including representatives from the government, Ministry of Education agencies, universities, teacher unions, and other key stakeholders, was formed to guide the development of the new curriculum.
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment is a public statutory body dedicated to improving learning experiences and outcomes for all Ghanaian children through world-class curriculum and assessment development.
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