Dsane, N.D.2022-10-032022-10-032021-08http://localhost:8080/handle/123456789/38319MA. International AffairsThe United Nation’s SDG 4, Target 4.a and SDG 16, Target 16.2 respectively stipulate the provision of “safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environment for all” and an “end to abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children”. In pursuant of the United Nations convention on the Rights of the Child (UNHCR), a directive from the Ghana Education Service (GES) officially banned all forms of corporal punishment of children in Ghanaian schools in 2017. Three years after the ban, it is crucial to assess the extent of implementation, systems put in place to ensure adherence, the successes and challenges faced. This study focuses on assessing the efforts towards implementing and monitoring the ban on corporal punishment in basic schools in Ghana, in conformity with SDG 4 and SDG 16. This dissertation is a case study research which employs a qualitative approach using both random and purposive sampling techniques. In addition to secondary data, semi-structured interview guides were used to collected primary data from target population in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The qualitative content analysis was chosen as a tool for analysing data for this research. The findings of the study reveal that although head teachers, teachers and a majority of pupils were aware of the ban on corporal punishment in Ghanaian schools, they had limited knowledge with regard to what the policy actually entailed. Findings further revealed that GES field officers and circuit supervisors through periodic visits and supervision do monitor all other educational activities in schools, including but not exclusively corporal punishment. Reporting systems established by GES and Ministry of Gender were mostly not resorted to by both parents and students, mainly attributed to a lack of awareness on these channels. The study also shows that students, teachers and parents are aware of the ban on corporal punishment; and the observance of the ban has led to a significant increase in school enrolment and reduction in school based violence against children. In conclusion, the study recommends that the GES should continuously educate stakeholders of education on the rights of the child as well as sensitize them on the implications of corporal punishment and alternative ways of correcting the child. Future research works on the implementation of the ban on corporal punishment in second cycle schools in Ghana could be explored with a statistical analysis of the impact of the ban on enrollment and retention of students.enUnited NationSDG 4SDG 16United Nations convention on the Rights of the Child (UNHCR)Ghana Education Service (GES)GhanaGreater Accra Region of GhanaMinistry of GenderThesis