Teachers in some basic schools in the Ashanti Region have resorted to writing examination questions on chalkboards because authorities cannot afford to print materials. Children have to wait outside the classroom until the teacher is done writing all questions on the board before they resume their seats to write the paper. The old-age practice is […]
The Association of newly recruited teachers has again threatened to take further action if the Ghana Education Service (GES) fails to pay their salary arrears by the May deadline. According to them, though several promises have been made by GES, it has not fulfilled any of them. The association is also giving the GES until […]
The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GHNACOPS) has warned that over four hundred thousand (400,000) untrained teachers are set to be laid off by September 2019, following government’s insistence of continuing with the teacher licensure examination. The Council in a press release issued and copied to the media noted that the effect of the […]
By Selorm GBORBIDZI & John APPIAH Despite the introduction of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy by the government in 2017, parents are still coughing up money for extra classes for their wards. An investigation by The Finder has revealed that many senior high schools are conducting vacation classes for second year students on […]
The Headmaster of Nandom Senior High School, Rev. Joachim Naah who was recently accused of violating the rules of the Ghana Education Service (GES) and charging unapproved fees and subsequently sanctioned by the Service has broken his silence on the matter. He has given a detailed and vivid account of what actually transpired, culminating in […]
Assistant headmaster in charge of Administration of Kumasi High School, George Amponsah-Duodu has sued the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the headmaster of the school over allegations of his involvement in homosexual activities with a student. He is praying the court to quash the investigative report of the disciplinary committee that looked into allegations of […]
The Ghana Education Service has sanctioned 10 teachers for various offences including sexual misconduct, defilement and stealing. Out of the number, 6 of the teachers were dismissed for sexual misconduct, 3 of them for stealing and 1 for defilement. Those who were dismissed for stealing were already convicted by a court. A statement issued by […]
Teachers who have been posted to the Eastern Region under the double track system are said be stranded and have resorted to sleeping at lorry terminals and car parks as they have no money to rent or afford hotels. This is because they have been rejected by the regional directorate of the Ghana Education Service […]
The coalition of concerned teachers has served notice that it will embark on a strike action on the 1st of November 2018 to protest the failure of government to pay them some arrears due them for a long time now. President of the Coalition, King Ali speaking on an Accra based radio station and monitored […]
Information reaching BestNewsGH.com indicates that the headmaster of the Tempane Senior High School in the Upper East Region Issah Mahama Saanie has been suspended by the Ghana Education Service. The suspension comes on the heels of a video footage that went viral on social in which opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) deputy national organizer, Joshua […]
The Youth Wing of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is pushing for a full scale investigations into circumstances that led to the engagement of some students of some Senior High Schools by former president John Dramani Mahama and National Democratic Congress (NDC) deputy national organizer, Joshua Akamba on the free Senior High School (SHS) […]
The Ghana Education Service has served notice that all persons who applied for teaching appointments online are billed to write an aptitude test tomorrow, September 28, 2018 at the various centers across the country. A statement issued by the service and signed by Cassandra Twum Ampofo, Head of Public Relations said all applicants must be […]
