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UEW blasts Rawlings over resignation claims

The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) has said former President Jerry John Rawlings calls for Reverend Professor Afful-Broni to be made to step aside...

Teachers licensure exam has come to stay – NTC

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has described the licensure exam for teachers as an important tool for the teaching profession.According to the Executive Secretary,...

We won’t deliberately fail any teacher – Addai-Poku promises

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has promised a fair process for qualified teachers who will sit for the Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination.Acting Executive Secretary...

SHSs to receive funds for second term within 10 days – Education Ministry

The Education Ministry says Senior High Schools will receive their funds for the academic year within 10 days.This assurance is in response to complaints...

TUTAG declares indefinite strike again

The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike effective Monday to protest the non-payment of allowances due its...

Ideas, not natural resources, are better enablers for development – NaCCA boss

The Executive Director of National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has said the country’s best bet for rapid development is ideas, not natural...

Afful-Broni must step aside – Rawlings urges UEW Council

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has supported the call for relevant authorities to ensure that Rev Father Professor Afful-Broni is removed as the Vice...

New JHS uniforms not compulsory – GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports that it has contracted a foreign firm to design the new school uniforms to...

Video: Fire ravages Konongo-based Pinamang Education Complex

A late evening fire outbreak at Pinamang Education Complex at Konongo in the Ashanti Region has destroyed properties in at least four rooms on...

GES announces reopening date for SHS students

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced Sunday, January, 5 2019 as a general school reopening day for Senior High School (SHS) 3 students.According to GES, the...

Textbooks for new curriculum to be ready in February – Education Ministry

The Ministry of Education has announced it will approve the textbooks and see to its publication for public basic schools by February...

Free SHS has increased enrolment by 69 percent – Bawumia

The Free Senior High School Policy has increased enrolment in secondary schools by 69 percent within the last three years, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia...

All you need to know about the 2019/2020 SHS academic calendar

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the new academic calendar of 2019/2020 for double-track and single track Second Cycle (Senior High School) Institutions.The GES in...

‘You have given us 21st Century skills’ – Right To Play Ghana lauded

Right To Play Ghana has roundly been praised for introducing play-based learning methodology which enables teachers to incorporate play in their lesson delivery.Keta Municipal Education Director,...

MoE rubbishes Mahama’s TVET comments

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is of the opinion that former President John Dramani Mahama’s idea of prioritising Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET)...

Licensure regime: A critical tool aimed at improving teacher standards

Ghana, as a country, has developed an enviable record in many spheres of development across the Western African Sub-Region, and the continent at large....

Mulan Activity Centre holds Carols service

Mulan Activity Centre on Saturday held its Nine Lessons and Carols to herald the Christmas festivities in Accra.The event, attended by pupils, their parents...

Over 40,000 teachers have been employed under Free SHS – John Boadu

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, says the government has employed over 40,000 teachers under the Free Senior High School...

25% of teachers not qualified – NTC

About 25 per cent of newly trained teachers are not qualified to be in the classroom, the Executive Secretary of the National Teaching Council...

Law students peeved as their suit against Attorney-General, GLC is pushed to 2020

A suit brought against the Attorney-General and the General Legal Council (GLC) by a group of law students has been adjourned to January 2020...

TUTAG threatens industrial unrest over salary disparities

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG), has threatened nationwide industrial unrest to demand better remunerations and conditions of service.The Association has also...

GHANASS 85 year group donates desks to Alma mata

The 1985 year group of Ghana Senior High School (GHANASS-GOSA 85 & GOSA- UK) has presented 83 mono desks to its alma mata.The ...

Video: FDA confirms food poisoning as cause of Accra High School outbreak

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has confirmed food poisoning as the cause of recent foodborne disease outbreak among some students at the Accra High...

New curriculum bars some pupils in Savannah Region from writing end of term exam

Public primary schools in the Savannah Region of Ghana could not write end of term examination due to a new curriculum introduced by the...

KNUST to establish Science, Technology University in The Gambia

The Gambian government and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have signed an agreement for the establishment of a Science, Technology...

NaCCA begins third Common Core Programme (CCP) review workshop

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) has began the 3rd review workshop on the Common Core Programme (CCP)for Junior High School (JHS)...

Striking teachers still absent in schools in Kumasi

Majority of striking teachers in most basic and senior high schools in the Kumasi Metropolis, have not yet resumed work despite the National Labour...

Ghana Library Authority refurbishes children’s libraries in 5 regions

The Ghana Library Authority has given facelifts to children libraries in five regions across Ghana to create a conducive environment for patrons.The Children’s libraries...

Illegal strikes get things done in Ghana – GNAT executive

Head of Salaries and Working Conditions at the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), justifying the decision of the three teachers unions to go...

We need full disclosure – Kweku Baako on teachers’ strike

Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has advised that a full disclosure be made by the government to the public...

Private schools send SOS message to govt

The Conference of Heads of Private Second Cycle Schools (CHOPPS) has called for the government to absorb more private second cycle schools into the...

Audio: GH¢49m for striking teachers a hoax, GNAT exposes govt

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has rubbished claims that GH¢ 49 million has been released by the Finance Ministry to...

Striking teachers to battle NLC in court [Audio]

President of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Philipa Larsen, says the teacher unions will cut ties with the National Labour Commission (NLC)...

NLC explains reason for court order against striking teachers

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has explained its decision to secure a court order against three teacher unions whose members are currently striking.The Commission's...

Pupils engage in free-for-all fight as teachers strike [Photos]

The absence of teachers in Al-Manara Islamic Primary School in Damongo in the West Gonja District of the Savannah Region due to the strike...

Striking teachers to return to class following court order

The three striking Teacher Unions who embarked on a strike have agreed to call of the action following a court injunction secured against their...

NAGRAT president fumes over strike action criticisms

President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has hit back at some individuals for criticising the ongoing industrial strike of three teacher...

Arrears owed striking teachers revealed!

Public Relations Officer of the Education Ministry has revealed the government is working effortlessly to pay arrears it owes members of the three striking...

Politicising strike will not take us to the classrooms – NAGRAT President

President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says attempts by some individuals to politicise teachers’ industrial strike will not take the unions...

Govt committed to pay teachers’ arrears – Ekow Assafuah

Public Relations Officer of the Education Ministry is optimistic the Akufo-Addo-led government is committed to paying the arrears of striking teacher unions.According to Vincent...