Accra:Teaching and learning have resumed in several basic schools in James Town, Accra, after a two-week nationwide strike by organized teacher unions was suspended.
According to Ghana News Agency, a visit to some schools revealed that teachers were back at work, and students were engaged in academic activities. The school compounds were calm, with pupils seen in their classrooms rather than loitering during instructional hours.
At John Wesley Methodist Basic School in Palladium, James Town, both teachers and students were observed actively participating in lessons. The same situation was reported at Richard Akwei Memorial Basic School and Derby Avenue R/C Basic School, where normal academic activities had resumed.
The strike, which began on September 25, 2026, was initiated by the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers. The unions were protesting the delays in placing promoted staff on the appropriate salary scales and the non-payment of promotion allowances and arrears.
The industrial action was suspended on October 9, 2026, after negotiations with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment, and the Council of State. An agreement was reached concerning outstanding allowances and arrears, though discussions on other issues were set to continue.
Union leaders instructed their members to return to the classrooms on October 12, allowing teaching and learning to resume while further negotiations on unresolved grievances took place. The return to classrooms is anticipated to restore normalcy to academic activities in public schools affected by the strike.