The Ghana Education Service (GES) has said that it will meet with the teacher unions on Thursday, January 20, 2022 to resolve their concerns over the new semester-based academic calendar for basic schools. The teacher unions in a joint statement on Monday, January 17, 2022 called on the GES to immediately withdraw the new policy […]
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Heads of 16 local groups of the Ho District of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has called for teachers to be considered as an essential workforce and accorded the needed support. Mathias Tulasi, a co-convener who spoke on behalf of the groups at a press conference held in Ho, said despite indispensable essence, […]
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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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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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On Tuesday, August 10, 2021, the Vice-Chancellor of Ho Technical University, Professor Ben Q. Honyenuga, addressed the opening session of the 6th Quadrennial Regional Delegates Conference of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in Ho. As the Guest Speaker, Prof. Honyenuga addressed the Conference on theme, ‘GNAT @90, Surviving as the Reliable and Vibrant […]
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The three pre-tertiary education unions, GNAT, NAGRAT and CCT, released a press statement on Tuesday, 10th August 2021 on a number of issues and concerns. The press statement reads: Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press, We have assembled you here to tell you of the goings-on on the education front, as critical stakeholders of the […]
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The Volta Region branch of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) begins its 6th Quadrennial (53rd) Regional Delegates Conference from Monday August 9 to Wednesday August 11. The conference will be held at the Volta Regional GNAT Hall, Ho under the theme “GNAT @ 90: Surviving as a Reliable and Vibrant Teacher Union in […]
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The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has rejected the recent upward adjustment of salaries for public sector workers pegged at four and seven percent for 2021 and 2022 respectively. “That is not what we expected. The ongoing discussions on various social media platforms indicate clearly that workers are understandably unhappy with the outcome of […]
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At the 6th Quadrennial and 53rd Greater Accra Regional Delegates Conference of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has announced that the government of Ghana plans to build 100,000 affordable housing units for teachers to improve their welfare. This was revealed in a speech read by the […]
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The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) have expressed dissatisfaction with the announced base pay rise for public sector workers. The new base pay rise for 2021 and 2022 will increase their pay by 4 percent and 7 percent for 2021 […]
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