ENHANCING TEACHER SUPERVISION IN THE KUMBUNGU TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTHERN REGION OF GHANA

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to promote the use of modern and innovative methods for the training and development of education officials to enhance their supervisory activities in Junior High School in Kumbungu.Letters were written asking permission from the participants and beneficiaries, face-to-face-interviews were conducted and analysis made.Themes were drawn from the responses of the participants and analysed. Some of the findings at the pre-intervention stage were that: teacher supervision was important in the education system as it put proper check on teachers work in school, teacher supervision in the school was not effective as teachers were only supervised not more than twice in a term, the level of knowledge of the supervisors was inadequate, reasons for poor teacher supervision in the district were: inadequate logistics, less staff, directorate lacks the will, poor supervisor knowledge on supervision, natural occurrence such as rain and no action or follow up after supervision report. The main project interventions used were the Clinical Supervision strategy and informal supervision. The post intervention result showed majority of the supervisors visited, really developed an observation agreement contract with their teachers, teachers had confidence, supervisors did organized meetings with teachers to help them analyze the findings from their teaching. Some recommendations were made which included: The Ghana Education Service need to organized workshop for all the supervisors were they will be trained on Clinical Supervision Strategy and informal supervisionskills to equip them with modern knowledge on supervision. Adequate number of supervision in the schools should be carried out by the supervisors on teachers work. The Ghana Education Service must ensure adequate supply of logistics.