Professor Ransford Yaw Gyampo, the Secretary of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) writes about the ongoing strike action by UTAG and how those negotiating on behalf of government, particularly the NLC, has clearly failed and embarrassed the government in their approach to handling this matter: UTAG has been negotiating for better conditions of […]
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The coalition of Concerned Teachers has revealed that the government through the Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed teachers to stop using the new curriculum for basic schools which implementation begin last month and return to using the old one. It is recalledthat somewhere April 2019, the Director General of the Ghana Education Service, Prof. […]
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The Auditor-General has directed the management of the Ho Technical University in the Volta Region to recover a total of GHS110,651.04 from five former staff who resigned without giving the institution the mandated three months prior notice. According to the Auditor-General, the five ex-staff, comprising, four lecturers and one principal administrative assistant, were employed between […]
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The Volta Regional branch of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to seek the re-negotiation of the recent salary increment for public sector workers. Mr. David Kattah, Regional Chairman, said the increments had dishonored practitioners of the teaching profession, and therefore the leadership of the Association […]
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Construction works have begun on a new three-unit classroom block for Adaklu Anfoe Kindergarten in the Adaklu District. The building, which is estimated to cost GH¢250,000.00, when completed would have an office, store, toilet and urinal. Mr Governs Kwame Agbodzah, Member of Parliament (MP) of Adaklu, who inspected the progress of work at Adaklu Anfoe, […]
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Three Pre-Education Teachers’ Unions have called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to restructure the Teachers’ Promotion Examination to bring dignity and respect to the profession. The Unions, GNAT, National Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers–Ghana (CCT-GH), also urged the GES to solve their complaints by September 2021. Mr Thomas T. Musah, […]
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The newly elected Secretary for the striking University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) Professor Ransford Gyampo says the regular meetings between the association and government have little value for their concerns. According to him, UTAG has no confidence in the ability of the national labour commission to resolve the impasse between them and the government. […]
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Teacher Kwadwo has honoured a summon to appear before the Akrofuom District Education Directorate The famous teacher had been summoned to appear before the Directorate over ‘professional misconduct’ But according to him, it was only for him to take selfie with the officials Popular Ghanaian teacher and comedian, Michael Owusu Afriyie, popularly referred to as […]
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The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum says government intends to institute measures to reduce the elective subjects of Junior High School students who cannot read or write. The intervention, he explained, is aimed at ensuring that students at Junior High Schools are able to, at least, read and write by the time they complete […]
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The Senior Staff Association – Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association (FUSSAG) have, with immediate effect, suspended their industrial strike action which was declared on August 2, 2021. This follows the National Labour Commission’s ruling on August 6, 2021, and various interventions made by the Minister of Education, Minister […]
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