The Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescheduled the reopening date for Form One students to Monday, September 25, 2023. This follows proposals made after the release of a new academic calendar for basic schools and senior high schools by GES. Earlier, the students were scheduled to reopen on September 18. …

Africa Methodist Episcopal Zion School (A.M.E. Zion) in Manso in the Asene-Manso-Akroso District has received reading and writing materials for kindergarten valued at GH¢16,000 from Mrs. Eva Obese Bempong, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Blooms Bookshop and Trading Enterprise. Mrs. Eva Obese Bempong stated in a statement during a …

A group calling itself Students with special needs at the University of Ghana (UG) is calling for the removal of the Registrar at the Scholarship Secretariat with immediate effect. According to the group, the Registrar has demonstrated incompetence hence he does not fit to be in office. “As a person …

The Ministry of Education will soon introduce Aviation and Aerospace courses in selected Senior High Schools (SHSs) including Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem Girls Senior Secondary School in the Ashanti Region, Minister of Education Osei Yaw Adutwum has said. The initiative according to Dr Osei Yaw Adutwum who is also the …

Recently, Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, the Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin was reported to have called for the adoption of a local language as the official language of Ghana. In his call, he advances the argument that the English language is a foreign language and does not reflect our sociocultural identity, …

Teachers and principals of colleges of education are sharply divided on whether the striking tutors should continue with their industrial action. But the College of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) insists it will continue the strike despite the government’s decision to withhold their August remuneration. According to them, freezing …

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has stated that the move by the government to seize their August salary for the strike action is a slap on Ghana’s democracy. This comes on the back of Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) writing to the Controller and Accountant General …

The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has written to the Controller and Accountant General (CAGD) to withhold the August remuneration of members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana, (CETAG). A release signed by the Director of Administration, Saaka Sayuti noted that the action will affect the teaching …

The recently released results of the teachers’ promotional examination conducted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) have revealed a success rate of 69% among candidates who took the test in February. This means 31% of candidates were not able to meet the required threshold for promotion. Out of a total …

The management of the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has pardoned at least 648 students who were asked to defer their programmes for paying their fees late. A notice from the school on Monday (14 August) said it will now grant students a window to register and write their end-of-semester examination …