DISCLAIMER, PRIVATE SCHOOLS' INSPECTIONS AND REGISTRATION .

DISCLAIMER The Leadership of GNACOPS have sighted a letter purportedly coming from the Ghana Education Service, claiming to have modified certain parts of its regulations in line with National Inspectorate Authority's guidelines for inspection/registration and addressed to Regional, District, Municipal Directors etc. There is another specifically addressed to the Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions with timelines for inspection.

Recent communication also indicate that the *GES* is demanding that schools produce a GES Certificate before their schools' BECE registration can be processed. This information is completely False and has no basis whatsoever. The Ministry has not approved such unreasonable demands by an agency that no more possess the power to register and there is no such document as GES Certificate anymore. Any school or private candidate who has fallen victim to this extortion should report the case to the Ministry through the NED of GNACOPS for proper sanctions to be applied to whichever Director or Exams Officer engaging in this illegality and denying schools and candidates their constitutional rights. We wish to emphasize here that the Ghana Education Service does NOT have the mandate to inspect and register schools. It is only the NIB (National Inspectorate Board), also referred to as the NIA(National Inspectorate Authority), that has been vested with the authority to inspect and register schools and *NOT* the GES. This has been re-emphasised over and over and very recently by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Hilda Ampadu. For emphasis, it is only the National Inspectorate Board that has the mandate to inspect and register your schools. Do not entertain or pay monies to any group if they are not coming from the *NIB*. In due course, when on-going negotiations have been concluded, you will be furnished with final details and charges by the NED of GNACOPS. For further clarification please contact the NED (GNACOPS) on 0249641349 Thank you. STEVE REVSS, NATIONAL DIRECTOR, Int.Rel.,Mnt., Bus-Int. (0276111999) For and on behalf of the NED and GNACOPS Executive Council. The attached are the controversial letters from GES

GNACOPS NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO ALL PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS GNACOPS IS GRATEFUL,Accra, Wednesday,1st January 2020.

GHANA NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS- GNACOPS Accra, Wednesday,1st January 2020 GNACOPS NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO ALL PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS GNACOPS IS GRATEFUL

At Midnight, 2019 came to it's logical end and 2020 was ushered in. What a year it was!!!! We thank the Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, that we are all alive today and reading this message. It is His overshadowing grace that has eclipsed all our lives and brought us this far. Even though GNACOPS's formation began over two years ago, this group's Certification, Official and legal recognition by the Government of the Republic and all other related agencies was about 25 months ago and what a journey it has been. To all loyal hard workers of GNACOPS and the 30 million Ghanaians who have followed our activities, it's as if we have been in existence for decades. This is the result of the extremely hard work put it by all Regional Coordinators and Executives, National Directors and all activists who fight for Private Education behind the scenes. The journey has been very difficult but very fulfilling. Two years on, GNACOPS has managed to carve a niche in history by doing what no other Private Educational Group has been able to accomplish throughout the years. We have managed to put together, the first ever group of Proprietors, Managers, Educationists,Headteachers, Educational Workers, Consultants, Facilitators and Parents in the private sector.  Over two years, GNACOPS has gained Parliamentary Recognition and Approval. We've been accorded extremely high ratings from all Public Educational Agencies, Several Ministries and Ministerial select committees. Our work and collaboration with the PreTertiary Department of the Education Ministry, Ghana Library Board,Ghana Education Service, National Teaching Council, National Inspectorate Board, NaCCA and Agencies from the United States, Europe and the Far East has placed GNACOPS on the apex pedestal as the only true embodiment of Private Education in Ghana. Despite the distance travelled and huge milestones chalked, we at GNACOPS can emphatically affirm that this is just the beginning of greater achievements and honour to come. On the ground, we have combed the entire country, interacting with Schools to lay this solid foundation. The distribution of hundreds of thousands of books to schools across the country and collaboration with the Ghana Library Authority in the past, went a long way to encourage reading in our schools. The successful execution of two successful Conferences and the First Ever National Private Schools Awards in the past, was a ticker for greater milestones ahead. Another first that we chalked was when we brought together all four existing private school groups to a single table in collaboration with NaCCA that resulted in the first ever training of Private schools across the country by GNACOPS. Our acquisition of office space at the prestigious Ghana Atomic Energy Commission premises was a huge step in the right direction that placed GNACOPS in pole position to fully operate with the heart of the capital. Our visit to the President of the Republic, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo,with whom we had several discussions and deliberations bordering on Private Education cannot be forgotten because it opened the floodgates to greater achievements to come. Followup visits to the Former President of the Republic, H.E. John Mahama to further discuss matters related to private education was a clear indication of our political neutrality in our quest for a better private education system. Looking ahead, no one should have any doubts about the leadership capabilities of GNACOPS to chart the course of Private Education and provide other stakeholders with a sustainable roadmap into the future and to continue with ongoing deliberations. To all GNACOPS members, Directors, Regional Coordinators, Regional Executives and Activists who have stood solidly with us throughout the journey so far, we say Thank You and Ayekoo for all the good work done. From all of us, the *GNACOPS TEAM*, we wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR. Let us all endeavour to work harder this new year to move GNACOPS to higher heights. May all of our hardwork pay off for generations yet unborn. From STEVE REVSS, NATIONAL DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS/PROTOCOLS AND SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS. For and on behalf of the NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL DIRECTORS, REGIONAL COORDINATORS AND EXECUTIVES.