Management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) attention has been drawn to the fact that some Junior and Senior High School form three (JHS3 and SHS 3) students consistently refuse to attend school and classes after registering for their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West African Senior School Certificate …
Read More »GES Refutes Reports That A Teacher Trainee Has Impregnated 24 Students, 4 Teachers, Headmistress
Authorities of the Ghana Education Service in Asokore Mampong in the Ashanti Region have rejected claims by a news portal that a teacher-trainee, posted to a school in the municipality has impregnated 24 of the school girls, four female teachers, and the headmistress. In a statement dated June 3, …
Read More »10% Rent Payment Charged On Public Workers Lacks ‘In-Depth Thinking’ – NAGRAT President
President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu has criticised the government’s directive for public sector workers living in public bungalows to pay 10 per cent of their salaries as rent. Speaking to Mr. Angel Carbonu said the Association would engage the government on the directive since …
Read More »SSNIT, GES To Launch Supplementary Readers On Social Security For SHS, JHS, And Teachers
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is collaborating with the Ghana Education Service (GES) to launch Supplementary Readers on social security for teachers and students on March 15, 2022, in Greater Kumasi. Produced by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), the supplementary Readers and …
Read More »SHS Postings Out: GES Announces Confirmation Of School Selection For 2021 BECE Candidates
The Ghana Education Service has announced confirmation of school selection for 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates. In a release signed by the Head of Public Relations Unit, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, the GES stated that the candidates can verify and confirm school choices through bulk SMS, USSD and online. …
Read More »E/R: Official Vehicles Of GES Director, Accountant Seized Over Judgement Debt Won By Aggrieved Teachers
The official vehicles of the Eastern Region Director of Education and that of the regional accountant have been impounded to defray judgment debt on 102 teachers. The vehicles are yet to be auctioned to settle the judgment debt as the bailiff makes effort to get 17 more vehicles marked by …
Read More »GES: Basic Schools To Reopen On Jan. 18, SHSs Feb. 7
Second and third-year students in second cycle schools will be heading back to school on February 7, 2022. According to a Ghana Education Service release, the first years have a tentative reopening date of April 4, 2022. All students in basic schools will return to school on January 18. …
Read More »Teacher Kwadwo Sacked By GES Over Alleged misconduct
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has sacked Michael Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo for alleged misconduct. In effect, his license which guarantees his employment with GES has been suspended while he has been relieved of his position. In a post to announce the grim news, …
Read More »GES Announces Date For First National Exam For all Primary 4 pupils
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has scheduled the first edition of the National Standardised Test for December 17, 2021. The exam, which forms part of the government’s quest to build a robust education system, will be written by 15, 391 schools nationwide. With all primary four pupils in Ghana to …
Read More »GES Gets Clearance To Recruit Over 16,000 Teachers
The Ministry of Finance has granted financial clearance to the Minister of Education, to enable the director-general of the Ghana Education Service (GES) recruit 16,850 newly trained teachers. In a letter dated 19 November, the Finance Ministry, noted that approval has also been granted for emoluments to be charged against …
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