{"id":3137,"date":"2025-04-14T16:58:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T16:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/?p=3137"},"modified":"2025-04-14T17:06:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T17:06:08","slug":"co-creating-solutions-to-improve-inclusive-education-at-mampong-school-for-the-deaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/2025\/04\/14\/co-creating-solutions-to-improve-inclusive-education-at-mampong-school-for-the-deaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-creating solutions to improve Inclusive Education at Mampong School for the Deaf."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3137\" class=\"elementor elementor-3137\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21c57be elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"21c57be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-251de68\" data-id=\"251de68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d452d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-post-title\" data-id=\"3d452d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wpr-post-title\">Co-creating solutions to improve Inclusive Education at Mampong School for the Deaf.<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9a0d35\" data-id=\"c9a0d35\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f623fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"f623fc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><a href=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\" class=\"btn btn-secondary\">\u2190 Back to Home<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7501b6 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"f7501b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73028cb\" data-id=\"73028cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ab808 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05ab808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has written an ambitious new Senior High School (SHS), Senior High Technical School (SHTS) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum that aims to ensure that all Ghanaian young people gain the 21<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Century skills and competencies to progress in further studies, the world of work and adult life. This curriculum will be rolled out nationally from the start of the 2024\/25 academic year. The Ministry of Education (MoE), NaCCA and Ghana Education Service (GES) have therefore identified 33 schools to trial the curriculum before national roll-out and one of these schools is Mampong School for the Deaf.<\/p><p>NaCCA and GES\u2019s commitment to Inclusive Education is demonstrated by the inclusion of Mampong School for the Deaf in the curriculum trial and the establishment of an Inclusive Education Expert Advisory Panel. This Panel, constituted by NaCCA in December 2023, is tasked with ensuring that the curriculum is inclusive and provides equal opportunities so that learners with disabilities can access quality education.<\/p><p>In February 2024 Mampong School for the Deaf convened a comprehensive 3-day planning session to prepare for the new curriculum. This session involved the school\u2019s management and board, community and parents, students, teaching and non-teaching staff. The session was facilitated by representatives from GES and Transforming Teaching, Education and Learning (T-TEL) using a set of participatory approaches called \u2018Managing for Learning\u2019.<\/p><p>****<\/p><h4>\u201c<em>The programme was good and in the right direction because the officials came to sit with us to come out with the needs of the school in order of importance and we also noted that it was the first time Deaf learners have been directly involved in things that affect us.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 Master Anthony Ayandoo, Boys School Prefect, Mampong School for the Deaf<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23953ef elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"23953ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c30913\" data-id=\"3c30913\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a4e44e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a4e44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1384\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3141\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-2.jpg 1384w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1384px) 100vw, 1384px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125c6cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"125c6cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"color: #6c7885; font-family: Calibiri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\">Group photo of learners at Mampong School for the Deaf after the three-day planning session. Master Anthony Ayandoo, Boys School Prefect (middle) in the front row\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6515407 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6515407\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6da9eba\" data-id=\"6da9eba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7c08d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e7c08d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Managing for Learning is based on the principle that schools and the stakeholders involved in their management, operations and governance are best placed to understand the issues inhibiting student attainment and that, with support and facilitation, they can take the lead in owning and developing solutions to their challenges. This approach allowed community leaders, parents, management, teachers and learners to collectively identify key issues affecting learning outcomes and prioritize solutions in a costed action plan.<\/p><p>The first day was dedicated to stakeholder identification, developing responsibility audit and mapping out those involved in improving learning and the extent to which these stakeholders were currently fulfilling their expected roles.<\/p><p>The second day was focused on identifying and prioritizing issues and reaching agreement on these amongst all stakeholder groups.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba7c08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ba7c08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-5-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3143\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-5-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/2-5.jpg 1384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-529b94e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"529b94e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">Stakeholders during plenary sessions\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ade6068 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"ade6068\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23ba264\" data-id=\"23ba264\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5b73c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5b73c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-4-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3144\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/3-4.jpg 1277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414af0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"414af0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>A facilitator writing down issues identified by the Parents and Community group<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3a4aaf elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b3a4aaf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ecacfe4\" data-id=\"ecacfe4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d1b4b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9d1b4b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-3-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3145\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/4-3.jpg 1384w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce7e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cce7e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Teaching and non-teaching staff group discussing issues identified<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9833d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9833d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57e211c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57e211c\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b5b9df\" data-id=\"3b5b9df\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b8c7c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b8c7c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>On day three stakeholders thoroughly discussed each prioritized issue and developed practical solutions which were subsequently developed into a costed Curriculum Readiness Plan. This plan serves as a collective document outlining activities aimed at supporting the school in effectively implementing the new curriculum. \u00a0The plan contains four objectives:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Improving teaching and learning resources<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 including the purchase of ICT equipment such as projectors, laptops, and printers as well as supporting teachers to develop low cost and no-cost teaching and learning resources.<\/li><li><strong>Making teaching and learning more practical<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the school will adopt project-based learning methodologies. This approach will be complemented by organizing exhibitions where community members can view students\u2019 showcased work. Regular refresher training sessions will be organised for teachers to effectively implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles in their teaching approaches.<\/li><li><strong>Enhancing infrastructure and the school environment\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 this includes purchasing desks and beds for students as well as conducting maintenance and repairs. The lighting system in the school will also be improved.<\/li><li><strong>Improving relevant policies and advocacy for Deaf education<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 stakeholders identified areas where they will work with agencies such as the Ministry of Education, NaCCA and GES to ensure that curriculum and assessment methods take account of the needs of Deaf learners, including the introduction of a Ghanaian Sign Language curriculum; ensuring that more teachers are proficient in Ghanaian Sign Language (GSL) and enabling Deaf learners to benefit from both academic and technical education.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ol><p>GES has pledged to allocate GHS 350,000 to Mampong School for the Deaf to support implementation of the Curriculum Readiness Plan. The school community came together to collectively agree on how this funding is to be allocated across the various objectives and activities in the plan.<br \/><br \/>Sharing her experience, the Queen Mother of Mampong expressed her delight at the prospect of the school receiving such assistance from GES. She noted that her long-term commitment to the school made this support particularly meaningful: \u201c<em>this support from GES is huge and I am happy because it will make a significant change. While the school still has further needs, this support is a big step. I am delighted to see the positive impact it will have on the school community. Everyone, including the learners share in this happiness, knowing that brighter days lie ahead for Mampong School for the Deaf<\/em>.\u201d<strong>\u00a0 Nana Akua Perbea, Queen Mother of Mampong.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ac3271 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ac3271\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40bb66e\" data-id=\"40bb66e\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c070a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c070a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1054d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1054d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1384\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/44.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3146\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/44.jpg 1384w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/44-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/44-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/44-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1384px) 100vw, 1384px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2968b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2968b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>The Queen Mother, Nana Akua Perbea (second from left) in a group photo with management of Mampong School for the Deaf<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db7a7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4db7a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mr. Erasmus Ayikwei, Assistant Headteacher Academic, described the entire stakeholder engagement process as an \u201ceye-opener\u201d leading the school to develop their own collective solutions to improve learning. He reassured stakeholders of management\u2019s commitment to using the funds for their intended purpose.<\/p><p><strong>\u201c<\/strong><em>The stakeholder engagement was the first of its kind organized in the school. It was an eye-opener, educative, and exciting to have all stakeholders engage themselves, resulting in crafting out a home-made strategic plan for implementation in the school. We are grateful to all stakeholders\u2026 contributions toward the crafting of the strategic plan were valuable and indispensable. Management wishes to assure all stakeholders that funds released to the school for the purpose of implementing the Strategic Plan would be strictly channeled to such a purpose<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><p>Master Anthony Ayandoo is the Boys School Prefect at Mampong School for the Deaf. He described the process as \u201c<em>good and in the right direction\u201d\u00a0<\/em>and hopes that the plan will lead to significant improvements of the school, focusing on those issues which are a real priority for the students.<\/p><p>GES and T-TEL are grateful to their partners the Mastercard Foundation for enabling Mampong School for the Deaf to develop and implement this plan with resources provided through the Leader in Teaching (LiT) programme.<\/p><p>Pictures from the 3-day planning session can be viewed here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjBfdTg\">https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHBqjBfdTg<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe08751 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe08751\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1384\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/5-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3147\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/5-3.jpg 1384w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/5-3-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/5-3-1024x556.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/egascapitalltd.com\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/5-3-768x417.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1384px) 100vw, 1384px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2105724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2105724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span lang=\"EN-US\">Group photo after the three-day stakeholder engagement session<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6929543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6929543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>About Mampong School for the Deaf<\/strong><br \/>Mampong School for the Deaf is the only dedicated Senior High Technical School (SHTS) for the Deaf in Ghana. It was established in1975. The first headteacher of the school was Mr. Joseph Essel. The school initially enrolled 28 students, comprising 15 males and 13 females, with a supporting staff of ten. The school is situated in Mampong within the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana along the Madina-Koforidua Road.<\/p><p>Unlike other SHTSs which run a three-year programme, Mampong School for the Deaf offers a four-year curriculum, with the first year dedicated to language literacy preparation. Instruction at the school is conducted primarily in Ghanaian Sign Language (GSL) with four main programs offered: General Arts, Visual Art, Home Economics, and Technical.<\/p><p>The school currently has 661 students comprising 460 males and 201 females, supported by 98 staff members. The school employs 13 Deaf teachers, many of whom are alumni of the school.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Co-creating solutions to improve Inclusive Education at Mampong School for the Deaf. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has written an ambitious new Senior High School (SHS), Senior High Technical School (SHTS) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum that aims to ensure that all Ghanaian young people gain the 21st\u00a0Century skills and competencies to progress in further studies, the world of work and adult life. This curriculum will be rolled out nationally from the start of the 2024\/25 academic year. The Ministry of Education (MoE), NaCCA and Ghana Education Service (GES) have therefore identified 33 schools to trial the curriculum before national roll-out and one of these schools is Mampong School for the Deaf. NaCCA and GES\u2019s commitment to Inclusive Education is demonstrated by the inclusion of Mampong School for the Deaf in the curriculum trial and the establishment of an Inclusive Education Expert Advisory Panel. This Panel, constituted by NaCCA in December 2023, is tasked with ensuring that the curriculum is inclusive and provides equal opportunities so that learners with disabilities can access quality education. In February 2024 Mampong School for the Deaf convened a comprehensive 3-day planning session to prepare for the new curriculum. This session involved the school\u2019s management and board, community and parents, students, teaching and non-teaching staff. The session was facilitated by representatives from GES and Transforming Teaching, Education and Learning (T-TEL) using a set of participatory approaches called \u2018Managing for Learning\u2019. **** \u201cThe programme was good and in the right direction because the officials came to sit with us to come out with the needs of the school in order of importance and we also noted that it was the first time Deaf learners have been directly involved in things that affect us.\u201d \u2013 Master Anthony Ayandoo, Boys School Prefect, Mampong School for the Deaf Group photo of learners at Mampong School for the Deaf after the three-day planning session. Master Anthony Ayandoo, Boys School Prefect (middle) in the front row\u00a0 Managing for Learning is based on the principle that schools and the stakeholders involved in their management, operations and governance are best placed to understand the issues inhibiting student attainment and that, with support and facilitation, they can take the lead in owning and developing solutions to their challenges. This approach allowed community leaders, parents, management, teachers and learners to collectively identify key issues affecting learning outcomes and prioritize solutions in a costed action plan. The first day was dedicated to stakeholder identification, developing responsibility audit and mapping out those involved in improving learning and the extent to which these stakeholders were currently fulfilling their expected roles. The second day was focused on identifying and prioritizing issues and reaching agreement on these amongst all stakeholder groups. Stakeholders during plenary sessions\u00a0 A facilitator writing down issues identified by the Parents and Community group Teaching and non-teaching staff group discussing issues identified On day three stakeholders thoroughly discussed each prioritized issue and developed practical solutions which were subsequently developed into a costed Curriculum Readiness Plan. This plan serves as a collective document outlining activities aimed at supporting the school in effectively implementing the new curriculum. \u00a0The plan contains four objectives: Improving teaching and learning resources\u00a0\u2013 including the purchase of ICT equipment such as projectors, laptops, and printers as well as supporting teachers to develop low cost and no-cost teaching and learning resources. Making teaching and learning more practical\u00a0\u2013 the school will adopt project-based learning methodologies. This approach will be complemented by organizing exhibitions where community members can view students\u2019 showcased work. Regular refresher training sessions will be organised for teachers to effectively implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles in their teaching approaches. Enhancing infrastructure and the school environment\u00a0\u2013 this includes purchasing desks and beds for students as well as conducting maintenance and repairs. The lighting system in the school will also be improved. Improving relevant policies and advocacy for Deaf education\u00a0\u2013 stakeholders identified areas where they will work with agencies such as the Ministry of Education, NaCCA and GES to ensure that curriculum and assessment methods take account of the needs of Deaf learners, including the introduction of a Ghanaian Sign Language curriculum; ensuring that more teachers are proficient in Ghanaian Sign Language (GSL) and enabling Deaf learners to benefit from both academic and technical education. GES has pledged to allocate GHS 350,000 to Mampong School for the Deaf to support implementation of the Curriculum Readiness Plan. The school community came together to collectively agree on how this funding is to be allocated across the various objectives and activities in the plan. Sharing her experience, the Queen Mother of Mampong expressed her delight at the prospect of the school receiving such assistance from GES. She noted that her long-term commitment to the school made this support particularly meaningful: \u201cthis support from GES is huge and I am happy because it will make a significant change. While the school still has further needs, this support is a big step. I am delighted to see the positive impact it will have on the school community. Everyone, including the learners share in this happiness, knowing that brighter days lie ahead for Mampong School for the Deaf.\u201d\u00a0 Nana Akua Perbea, Queen Mother of Mampong. \u00a0 The Queen Mother, Nana Akua Perbea (second from left) in a group photo with management of Mampong School for the Deaf Mr. Erasmus Ayikwei, Assistant Headteacher Academic, described the entire stakeholder engagement process as an \u201ceye-opener\u201d leading the school to develop their own collective solutions to improve learning. He reassured stakeholders of management\u2019s commitment to using the funds for their intended purpose. \u201cThe stakeholder engagement was the first of its kind organized in the school. It was an eye-opener, educative, and exciting to have all stakeholders engage themselves, resulting in crafting out a home-made strategic plan for implementation in the school. We are grateful to all stakeholders\u2026 contributions toward the crafting of the strategic plan were valuable and indispensable. 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