Special Education Division (SPED)
The Special Education Division of the Ghana Education Service, aside the management of Special and units schools, has the mandate of promoting the Inclusive Education policy in tangent with the SDG Goal #4 which seeks to bring all category of learners (those with and those without disabilities) under one umbrella of a safe and conducive teaching and learning environment. The Division operates with seven (7) units under it to harmonize the different categories of disabilities. SPED organizes distinct programs through its 7 units below to promote Inclusive Education.
1.Inclusive education (ie) unit
Championing all issues under inclusion and currently building the capacity of national trainers and master trainers to support the implementation of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and provision of concessions for various assessments, exams and placements.
2.Education for the visually impaired (evi) unit
Building capacity of teachers and teaching assistants with support from partners on innovative classroom management strategies.
3.Braille press unit
Production of braille materials for learners with visual impairment (partially-sighted & the blind).
4.National assessment and resource centre
Routine screening and assessment of learners with disabilities and recommendation for appropriate placement of learners in Schools.
5.Education for learning disability (eld) unit
Capacity building for teachers on how to manage and support learners with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD).
6.Education for the intellectual and developmental disability (eidd) unit
Building the capacity of teachers on skills development and strategies for transiting learners into the larger community.
7.Education for the hearing impaired (eHi)
Production of sign language dictionary for learners with deafness and the general public.