A second-year male student of the Dwamena Akenten Akenteng Senior High in the Ashanti region has died in his dormitory at the school after he was reportedly denied exeat to go home for treatment. The family of the general arts student is accusing the senior high master of the school for refusing him the right
The National Inspectorate Board (NIB) of the Ministry of Education has introduced the use of digital tools for schools inspection, right from the primary to the pre-tertiary level. The move is aimed at tightening supervision and surveillance to ultimately improve learning outcomes and raise the standard of education in the country. Until recently, the board
Professor Adei has supported Ghana Education Service’s (GES) decision to de-boardinise seven students from Ejisuman SHS for their viral ‘sex talk’ session video, saying it is in order and “the least they deserved”. On Monday, an NGO, Africa Education Watch (AEW) condemned the GES’s decision to de-boardinise the students arguing that letting them leave the boarding house to
Ejisuman Senior High School has expelled seven students from its boarding facility after they were deemed to have engaged in activities that tarnished the school’s image. The six are all final year students. They are accused of using a mobile phone – which is prohibited in basic and high schools – to “intentionally upload a
The Minister of Education, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, says no teacher should feel incapacitated because of the absence of textbooks. “It should not be made to seem as if without the textbook teaching and learning cannot take place,” he said, adding that textbooks were supposed to be reference materials. Dr Prempeh was interacting with the
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) will conduct the Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE, for private candidates from 10th to 15th February 2020. According to a statement from the Council, 2,154 students made up of 1,210 males and 944 females will be sitting for this examination. The examination will take place at eleven centres throughout
Two teacher unions and some teachers have hailed the decision of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to revise its promotion process. The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Coalition of Concerned Teachers, Ghana (CCT-G) and some teachers have expressed their satisfaction with the decision to switch from interviewing teachers to the writing of aptitude