Free SHS Products Shine In 2020 WASSCE – 411 Score 8 A1s

Four hundred and eleven pioneer students of the Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy who wrote the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scored Grade A1 in all eight subjects. They were among 465 WASSCE candidates in the sub-region who scored 8A1s. The remaining 54 who scored 8A1s are from Nigeria, while the other three countries could not produce a candidate with 8A1s. … Continue reading Free SHS Products Shine In 2020 WASSCE – 411 Score 8 A1s

Transforming Teacher Professional Development In COVID And Post-COVID Era

The Covid 19 pandemic and its associated economic downturn have affected education badly and by extension teacher development especially in under-developed and developing countries like Ghana. The United Nation estimates that about 94 per cent of schools have been affected by the pandemic globally. This impact is most likely to affect teacher and their personal and professional developments. In low and middle-income countries like Ghana, … Continue reading Transforming Teacher Professional Development In COVID And Post-COVID Era

Tamale Technical University appeals to Student – Return Furnitures to Lecture Room

According to the university authorities, if those involved in the act failed to return the furniture, the university would be compelled to embark on what it termed “operation search and rescue a furniture” in the neighbouring communities of the university. The appeal is in response to the recent issue of inadequate furniture in lecture rooms in the university, which has been affecting effective teaching and … Continue reading Tamale Technical University appeals to Student – Return Furnitures to Lecture Room

Check the details here – KNUST Revokes Certificate of a Nurse.

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has revoked the Diploma in Nursing Certificate it awarded in 2020 to Ms Comfort Atingane, for impersonation. According to a statement signed by Registrar of the University and issued in Kumasi, Mr Andrews K Boateng, Ms Atingane who was a student of the Sunyani Nursing and Midwifery Training College (SNMTC) an affiliate of KNUST, fraudulently gained … Continue reading Check the details here – KNUST Revokes Certificate of a Nurse.

Jamaica’s Supreme Court Rules That School Can Ban Child With Dreadlocks

With the debate still unresolved whether schools can ban dreadlocks in Ghana , we take a look at a decision by Jamaican Supreme Court ruling on dreadlocks in schools The conflict still looms between GHANA Education Service and schools whether specific hairstyle is deem acceptable Recently ,GES directed Achimota school to accept a Rastafarian who was denied Admission But , NAGRAT has stepped in , … Continue reading Jamaica’s Supreme Court Rules That School Can Ban Child With Dreadlocks

Parents to sue Achimota School

  Despite the intervention of the Ghana Education Service (GES), the parents of the students with dreadlocks who were denied admission into the Achimota School, have vowed to seek legal redress to forestall future occurrences The two students who expressed delight in GES intervention explained that now they can attend the school of their choice regardless of their culture Asked why they chose the school, they narrative … Continue reading Parents to sue Achimota School

GES directs Achimota School Headmistress to admit Rastafarians

The Ghana Education Service(GES) has directed the headmistress of Achimota School to admit the two teenage students whose admissions were withdrawn because of their dreadlocks. This comes after an intensive and sustained online campaign barely 48 hours in protest against the decision of the Achimota school authorities. A former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak who once had dreadlocks also waded into the conversation … Continue reading GES directs Achimota School Headmistress to admit Rastafarians

Female Teacher Who Fed Her Pupils With Her Own Money ‘Cries Out’ As GES Punishment Offing

One female teacher who becomes the topic of every household has landed herself in trouble. Abena Serwaa Mankosa, the teacher who went viral for feeding her class pupils has been summoned by the Ghana Education Service. It appears all is not well after meeting with her superiors, per her latest post on social media. In a series of posts on her social media pages, the … Continue reading Female Teacher Who Fed Her Pupils With Her Own Money ‘Cries Out’ As GES Punishment Offing

Akufo-Addo inherited GHS131m arrears in education – NPP

The Akufo-Addo government inherited a total of GHS131,027,453.27 in arrears in the education sector but has cleared them and chalked remarkable achievements. This was contained in a brochure showing the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s achievements in education. According tothe information on the brochure, the erstwhile Mahama government left bills amounting to GHS33.4 million on progressively Free Senior High School (SHS), GHS36.4 million on feeding grant … Continue reading Akufo-Addo inherited GHS131m arrears in education – NPP

Cadbury Richoco Climax My Ghana, My Pride Essay Competition

  The finals of the maiden edition of the Cadbury Richoco My Ghana, My Pride national essay competition ended on a high note on Saturday, 21st November 2020 at the University of Ghana, Bank of Ghana auditorium. The competition which attracted over 1,364 entries from various schools was to educate the students on the history of cocoa as well as support students with funds amidst … Continue reading Cadbury Richoco Climax My Ghana, My Pride Essay Competition