NC-PTAs welcomes end of teachers’ strike, urges parents to prepare children for Monday
The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NC-PTAs) Ghana has welcomed the decision by teacher unions to call off their strike, urging parents and guardians to prepare their children to return to school on Monday, October 12, 2026.
The National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations (NC-PTAs) in Ghana has expressed satisfaction with the end of the teachers' strike and is urging parents to get their children ready for the return to school on Monday, October 12, 2026. On October 9, an agreement was reached between the government, through the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) and the Ghana Education Service (GES), and the teacher unions - Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and Pre-Tertiary Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG).
The NC-PTAs acknowledged President John Dramani Mahama's role in resolving the dispute and praised the teacher unions for opting for dialogue over a prolonged conflict. They recognized the teachers' concerns regarding their welfare and urged all parties to honor the commitments made during negotiations, particularly those related to outstanding promotion arrears, allowances, and the expired collective agreement.
The NC-PTAs stated that the remaining promotion cases would be settled by the end of the month, while modalities for addressing other issues would be discussed in subsequent months. They pledged to monitor the implementation of the agreed-upon terms and called on the FWSC, GES, and teacher unions to work diligently to meet the deadlines.
The reopening of schools would help alleviate the burden on parents, who had been responsible for their children's education during the strike, while also benefiting businesses that rely on education, such as transport operators, uniform sellers, bookshops, food vendors, and the Ghana School Feeding Programme. The Council emphasized that prolonged school closures would negatively impact various sectors reliant on education.
They encouraged parents and guardians in public basic and secondary schools to ensure their children were prepared to resume classes on Monday and stressed that "No Teacher, No School. No School, No Future."
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