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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         31   July, 2019 
                                                                             
                                                                              
                                                                            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
                                                                             
                                                                            PRESS RELEASE  
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                            CONCERNS ON SOCIAL STUDIES IN THE NEW CURRICULUM 
                                                                              
                                                                            The attention of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has been drawn 
                                                                            to  concerns from the National Social Studies Association (NaSSA) that the Council and the 
                                                                            Ministry of Education have eliminated Social Studies from the new basic school curriculum. 
                                                                            NaCCA would like to state as follows: 
                                                                             
                                                                                                                The pre-tertiary curriculum review process which begun in June 2017 is being rolled-out 
                                                                                                                 in two phases. The first phase focuses on Kindergarten (KG) to Primary curriculum while 
                                                                                                                 the second phase focuses on the Junior High School (JHS) and Senior High School (SHS) 
                                                                                                                 curriculum. 
                                                                                                                Currently, the first phase has been completed and handed over to the Ghana Education 
                                                                                                                 Service for implementation beginning September 2019. The subject “Social Studies” has 
                                                                                                                 never been part of the KG and primary school curriculum. 
                                                                                                                A key goal of the curriculum review is to ensure “learners have understanding of Ghana’s 
                                                                                                                 history, culture and traditions and of their rights and responsibilities as citizens” and this 
                                                                                                                 has been embedded throughout the reviewed curriculum. 
                                                                                                                The second phase, comprising JHS and SHS curriculum, will begin in August with a 
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                                                                                                                 Stakeholder Engagement chaired by the Hon. Minister of Education from the 2  to 4  
                                                                                                                 August 2019. This consultation process will engage key experts who will be involved in 
                                                                                                                 drafting the framework for this phase of the curriculum review process. 
                                                                             
                                                                            NaCCA would like to assure the general public that, as part of its inclusive curriculum development 
                                                                            process, all relevant stakeholders will be extensively engaged during the next phase of the 
                                                                            curriculum review process.  
                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                            Prince H. Armah, PhD 
                                                                            Executive Secretary (Ag.)