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Dr. Prince Armah is Executive Secretary of the National Council of Curriculum and Evaluation.
The National Council of Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) responded to claims that it would have eliminated social studies at the core level of the new program that will be rolled out in September.
The Council states that the subject has never been part of the kindergarten and elementary school curriculum.
In a statement signed on Wednesday by NaCCA Executive Secretary Prince Armah, he explained that the pre-tertiary curriculum review process, which began in June 2017, was taking place in two phases.
"The first phase focuses on kindergarten to elementary programs and the second phase is junior high school (JHS) and junior high school (SHS)," he said.
His comment follows threats from NaSSA (National Association of Social Studies), which brings together social science teachers from across the country to embark on a series of actions to force the government to restore the subject.
Concerned members of the Association question the level of stakeholder engagement before the decision was made to eliminate the topic.
They fear that social science teachers currently employed by the Ghana Education Services (GES) and those studying the subject in the universities are redundant.
However, the executive secretary of NaCCA said the fears were unfounded as the council had just completed the first phase of its pre-college curriculum review process.
This was sent to the Ghana Education Service for implementation in early September 2019.
Dr. Armah stated that one of the key objectives of the program review is to ensure that "learners understand the history, culture and traditions of Ghana, as well as their rights and responsibilities as citizens', which has been incorporated into the revised program.
According to him, "the second phase, including the JHS and SHS programs, will begin in August with a dialogue with stakeholders chaired by the Minister of Education from August 2 to 4".
He stated that the consultation process will involve key experts who will be involved in writing the framework for this phase of the curriculum review process.
"NaCCA would like to badure the general public that, as part of its inclusive curriculum development process, all relevant stakeholders will be largely involved in the next phase of the curriculum review process," said Dr. Armah.
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