Credible information reaching Ghanaxtra.com indicates that teachers of Winneba Senior High School in the central have declared a sit-down strike. The strike by the teaching staff which started on Monday, April 29, 2019, is borne out of the headmistress, Mrs. Kwakye Coffie’s decision to circumvent laid-down rules in the sharing of academic intervention funds released by
Graduates of colleges of education have been advised to upgrade their pedagogical skills in order to compete favourably in the teaching profession and also fit well in the new educational reforms. Dr Harfiz Bin-Salih, the Upper West Regional Minister, who made the call during the congregation of the Tumu College of Education (TUCE) said the
The National Accreditation Board (NAB) has given accreditation to the Nduom School of Business and Technology, to run four Diploma programmes leading to degrees. The programmes are Diploma in Management, Diploma in Accounting, Diploma in Information Technology and a Diploma in Banking and Finance. The Rector of the school, Reverend Professor Daniel Agyepong Nyarko, made
The Wisconsin International University College, Ghana, has opened a new broadcasting studio to facilitate the study of media production and broadcasting at the University’s communication studies department. The University, which is affiliated to the University of Cape Coast, and the University of Ghana seeks to offer training enable communication studies students to be abreast of
Plan International Ghana, an NGO, has appealed to the government to integrate the Hyundai-KOICA Technical Institute under the free Senior High School policy by September 2019 to ensure inclusive education. The organisation said the Institute was founded by government but not being run by the Ghana Education Service and was therefore regarded as private school,
The Otumfuo Education Fund which has been in existence for about 20 years has been a game-changer in the transformation agenda of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. So far, 301,980 students have received full scholarships and bursaries. They include 25,756 people who have received full scholarships to pursue education at various levels and 276,224
Technology is ‘disrupting’ the way we work and students are not prepared for the changes that have taken and are taking place in the job market, Mr Ken Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance stated in Accra. He said students’ vision of success was based on professions and skills that were successful in the
A workshop which brought together Examination Coordinators, Guidance and Counselling Officers, PROs and other major Stakeholders of Education was organized at the various regional capitals to educate and sensitize them on the 2019 school register and selection guidelines which will eventually culminate into school placement for 2019/2020 academic year. the Computerized School Selection and Placement
There is raging anger by the School Management Committee (SMC) and Parents Teachers Association of distressed Akotoklo R/C Primary School in the Upper Manya Krobo District following alleged attempts by the District Chief Executive for the area to cause the demotion of the headteacher of the School over media reportage on the awful state of
The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment unit (NaCCA) under the Ministry of Education has assured that the introduction of the new curriculum for basic schools in the country will break the age-old myth of difficulties in studying Mathematics in schools. According to Dr. Prince Armah, incoming Executive Secretary at NaCCA, the modalities in the new curriculum