Foh-Amoaning Calls for Probe into Curriculum Process After NaCCA Withdraws Teacher Manual
Advocate says recurring controversies point to foreign influence and weak safeguards in Ghana’s education curriculum process.
- Moses Foh-Amoaning calls for an independent probe into Ghana’s curriculum development system.
- NaCCA withdrew an SHS teacher manual after admitting gender content conflicted with Ghanaian values.
- The controversy has revived concerns over foreign cultural influence in school curricula.
The Lead Advocate of the National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values, Moses Foh-Amoaning, has called for the creation of an independent investigative body to examine Ghana’s curriculum development and approval processes.
His call follows the withdrawal of a controversial Senior High School (SHS) teacher manual by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA). Mr Foh-Amoaning said the recall of the manual reinforced long-standing concerns about the direction of curriculum development and the possible influence of foreign cultural ideologies on Ghana’s education system.
NaCCA recently withdrew printed copies of the Year Two Physical Education and Health (Elective) Teacher Manual after acknowledging that portions of its content on “Gender Identity” did not align with Ghanaian culture, norms and values.
The manual, developed in 2024 as a supplementary resource to support teachers implementing the new SHS curriculum introduced last academic year, sparked widespread public debate after a specific definition in the document attracted criticism.
In response, NaCCA released a revised version of the manual, explaining that the content had been reviewed to reflect national values and a biological understanding consistent with Ghanaian societal standards.
The controversy intensified after the Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, accused the government of promoting an LGBTQ agenda through teacher manuals and other teaching and learning materials used in schools.
Commenting on the situation, Mr Foh-Amoaning said the incident was not isolated, recalling previous controversies involving NaCCA. He referenced the Comprehensive Sexuality Education document produced in 2018 and 2019 as evidence of recurring concerns.
According to him, the repeated emergence of such issues points to deeper structural weaknesses in the curriculum approval process and insufficient safeguards to protect Ghana’s cultural and moral values.
“What the coalition is asking for is the establishment of an independent investigative body to find out exactly what is happening in our curriculum development and the extent of foreign cultural influence,” he said, adding that this was not the first time such concerns had arisen.
