The Government of Ghana 2020 introduced a professional development allowance for Teachers which is paid in November once every year. This allowance has witnessed a lot of deduction by the National Teaching Council and the various Teacher unions since its inception. Last year’s professional development allowance, an amount of about GH¢500 was deducted from each… Read More »
There have been several promises of motivating teachers who accept to be posted in hard-to-reach areas or rural communities by the Ghana Education Service and the Ministry of Education. The management of the Ghana Education Service has made it clear in their code of conduct that teachers who accept to be posted in rural areas… Read More »
Promotion of teachers in basic level from senior superintendent II to Senior Superintendent I (junior ranks promotions) have been halted for more than five years now leaving teachers who qualify for these ranks in a confused state with little or no information at all for them. The management of the Ghana Education Service has delayed… Read More »
Extra classes in public junior high schools were banned by the government in 2017 for the reason that most teachers at the junior high schools are charging students exorbitant fees making some students drop out of school. But looking at the current situation now at junior high schools in the country there is the need… Read More »
When the National Teaching Council NTC introduced the licensing of teachers in 2018, although concerns were raised about this license. Some teachers were kicking against it but the majority of the teachers welcome it in good faith. According to National Teaching Council, teachers both in the public and private basic schools in the country will… Read More »
The management of the Ghana Education Service responsible for teacher Promotion and upgrading has stopped promoting teachers in the lower ranks for close to three years now. 2015, 2016, and 2017 batch of teachers are the combined backlog of teachers who are currently due for promotion now but the Ghana Education Service has blatantly refused… Read More »
Most students in the 46 public colleges of Education in Ghana are in complete disarray following the new development that has been happening in the Ghana Education System today. The continuous changing of their academic calendar has been so worrying and makes them lose focus on Education. Yesterday the 1st of November 2021, the Director-General… Read More »
Some teachers have bemoaned the fact that the three Teacher unions Ghana National Association of Teachers GNAT, National Association of Graduate Teachers NAGRAT, and Coalition of Concern Teachers Ghana CCTGH has been able to negotiate with the government on the amount Teachers are to pay for this one teacher one laptop initiative without any engagement… Read More »
Examination malpractices have now become part of life among Students in pre-tertiary schools in the country but the fact remains that Ghana Education Service and some Teachers are to be blamed for this act. The Director-General of Ghana Education, Prof. Opoku Amankwa met stakeholders in Education in the five Northern regions to see how they… Read More »
A group of Teachers is calling on the Director-General of Ghana Education Service GES to show leadership by example by organizing a press conference to demonstrate to Teachers by using the Teachers Resource Pack to teach the public for them to see. This comes after the Director-General of Ghana Education Service Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwa… Read More »