The National Schools Inspectorate Authority (NASIA) has responded to calls for the removal of its Executive Director, Dr Haggar Hilda Ampadu, by the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT).
NAGRAT’s President, Angel Carbonu, had suggested that Dr Ampadu should be replaced by a more competent individual, citing a lack of effective collaboration with various teacher unions and oversight of trained teachers from the Ghana Education Service (GES) for school inspections.
In a statement released on Wednesday, July 24, NASIA defended its executive director, stating that under Dr. Ampadu’s leadership since June 2019, “the then National Inspectorate Board (NIB), now NaSIA has undeniably and significantly grown and improved.”
The statement highlighted that the authority has increased its inspection rate from an average of 50 schools per year in 2019 to over 10,000 schools per year currently, including private schools.
It also produces annual aggregate and individual inspection reports that aid schools in improving learning outcomes.
NASIA expressed its respect and value for Dr. Ampadu’s leadership and its intention to protect it as much as possible.
“For instance, we have moved from inspecting an average of fifty (50) schools per year in 2019 to over 10,000 schools per year currently, private schools included, producing annual aggregate and individual inspection reports which aid schools to improve on learning outcomes. We respect and value her leadership, and so would like to protect it as much as possible,” NaSIA stated.
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