The training, dubbed “Subject-Based Training for Core Subject Teachers in JHS,” provides a platform for key education stakeholders to engage teachers on instructional, content, and pedagogical challenges encountered in delivering the core curriculum.
The four-day workshop, which began on Tuesday, January 20, is structured to engage teachers daily on specific core subjects and is expected to end next week. It targets about 200 teachers drawn from 64 public and private Junior High Schools across the district.
The programme provides structured sessions to address both common and subject-specific gaps in content knowledge, assessment strategies, and learner-centred teaching methodologies.
About 50 Mathematics teachers participated in the first-day session held at the Anloga District Assembly Hall. Through interactive discussions and practical sessions, facilitators and participants explored effective curriculum interpretation, lesson planning, continuous assessment, and classroom management strategies aimed at enhancing learner performance.
Mr Richard Kwame Sefe, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Anloga Constituency, who spearheaded the programme, commended the teachers for their dedication, resilience, and commitment to child development, particularly under challenging conditions. He emphasised the importance of continuous professional development in improving academic outcomes.
“Teachers remain the backbone of our educational system, and investing in their professional growth is critical to improving learning outcomes and preparing pupils adequately for national and external examinations,” Mr Sefe said.
The teachers used the opportunity to highlight several challenges affecting effective teaching and learning, including irregular pupil attendance, mass promotion practices, and inadequate teaching and learning materials (TLMs), which they said negatively impact classroom delivery and learner achievement.
The District Director of Education, Mr Dominic Yao Dzanado, assured the teachers of the Directorate’s continuous support and commitment to addressing some of the identified challenges. He listened to their concerns and offered professional guidance based on his experience as an educationist.
“We are committed to strengthening instructional supervision, improving teacher support systems, and working collaboratively to address challenges affecting classroom delivery, teacher welfare, and, above all, making Mathematics more friendly to all pupils,” Mr Dzanado said.
Participants described the training as timely and impactful, especially amid concerns about recent academic performance.
“This training has clarified difficult curriculum areas and exposed us to practical teaching strategies that will improve classroom delivery ahead of this year’s BECE,” a participant noted.
Key education stakeholders in the district attended the programme and pledged their support towards improving basic education standards.
The training forms part of ongoing efforts by the MP to promote quality education in the Anloga District. It also serves as a strategic intervention following the review of a Common Mock Examination conducted in November 2025 for 2026 BECE candidates, which produced discouraging results and necessitated urgent support and targeted professional development for teachers.
Through sustained collaboration, mutual respect, and stakeholder engagement, the district aims to build a stronger, more effective, and results-oriented educational system to improve learner outcomes.
GNA
