Tag: Educational News
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Why the best lessons are never written on the board.
Why the best lessons are never written on the board. A classroom looks simple from the outside. A board, some chalk, or a marker. A teacher standing in front, explaining something that will later appear in an exam. But anyone who has spent enough time in a classroom knows the real learning rarely announces itself.…
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Eduwatch demands GES immediately recall 83,000 gov’t tablets over pornography crisis
Eduwatch demands GES immediately recall 83,000 gov’t tablets over pornography crisis. A concern has erupted within the government’s flagship digital learning initiative after Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu revealed that some students are using state-issued tablets to access pornography. In response, leading education policy think tank Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has issued an urgent directive, calling…
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National Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Day for Pre-Tertiary Teachers
National Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Day for Pre-Tertiary Teachers. The National Teaching Council, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, requires all Pre-Tertiary teachers to participate in the National Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Day on November 7, 2025. The training will focus on Cybersecurity and Data Protection, and will count towards license renewal and annual…
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Mother Tongue Policy Limited to KG to Primary 3.
Mother Tongue Policy Limited to KG to Primary 3. The Ministry of Education has clarified that the use of Ghanaian languages as the medium of teaching applies only from Kindergarten to Primary Three (Lower Primary), not throughout all basic school levels. This clarification follows a directive by the sector minister, Haruna Iddrisu, on the compulsory…
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Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities
Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities. President John Dramani Mahama has announced that the newly launched Free Tertiary Education for Persons with Disabilities initiative will be implemented through a revamped and fully digitalised Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), designed to ensure transparency, efficiency, and long-term sustainability. Speaking at the official launch of the programme…
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GES to phase out double-track system by 2027
GES to phase out double-track system by 2027. The Deputy Director-General for Quality and Access at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Dr. Munawaru Issahaque, has announced that the Service is working closely with leading university professors and the Minister of Education to phase out the double-track system by 2027. Speaking in an interview with Citi…
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School Feeding Programme to cover over 1,000 pupils in rural public basic schools
School Feeding Programme to cover over 1,000 pupils in rural public basic schools. In a significant initiative aimed at enhancing nutritional support for education, the National School Feeding Programme is set to broaden its reach to include over 1,000 students from non-beneficial public basic schools in rural communities nationwide. Currently serving more than four million…
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Educational CSOs call for teachers’ recruitment and deployment reform
Educational CSOs call for teachers’ recruitment and deployment reform. Civil Society Organisations and education-focused NGOs, Northern Network for Education Development (NNED), CBE Alliance, and School for Life, have called for urgent reforms to Ghana’s teacher recruitment and deployment system to address long-standing inequities and improve learning outcomes in rural schools. According to findings from a…
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Court rules Harvard can be sued over morgue scandal involving sale of donated human remains.
Court rules Harvard can be sued over morgue scandal involving sale of donated human remains. Harvard University can be sued by families alleging it mishandled the bodies of loved ones donated to its medical school and whose parts were then sold on the black market by the former manager of its morgue, Massachusetts’ top court…
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Teachers must uphold integrity, and parents must rejoin the effort.
Teachers must uphold integrity, and parents must rejoin the effort. Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang has condemned recent acts of indiscipline and violence against teachers, urging the teaching community to uphold integrity and professionalism while calling for stronger collaboration through the revival of Parent-Teacher Associations. Speaking at the 2025 Ghana Teacher Prize ceremony held at…
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Government increases Book and Research allowance to GH¢610 million
Government increases Book and Research allowance to GH¢610 million. The Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced a significant increase in the allocation for book and research allowances for tertiary education staff, rising from GH¢408 million to GH¢610 million this year. The announcement comes in response to threats of a nationwide strike by the University…
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GES fires KNUST SHS Assistant Headmaster for fondling student
GES fires KNUST SHS Assistant Headmaster for fondling student. Assistant Headmaster (Academic) of Knust Senior High School, Mr. Charles A. Aidoo, Removed from Office In a statement issued on Monday, September 29, GES said its attention had been drawn to the video circulating on social media; The attention of the Management of the Ghana Education…
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SHS Placement: No evidence found in bribery probe-MoE
SHS Placement: No evidence found in bribery probe. Media Relations Officer for the Ministry of Education, Hashmin Mohammed, has stated that the ministry found no evidence to support claims of bribery in this year’s Senior High School (SHS) placements. Over the week, allegations surfaced on social media that placement into Aburi Girls’ Senior High School…
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Collapse national placement resolution centre
Collapse national placement resolution centre. Executive Director of the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS), Obengfo Nana Kwasi Gyetuah, has called for the collapse of the National Placement Resolution Centre established to address challenges with the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). The Ghana Education Service (GES) has designated every District and Regional…
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Education Ministry probes GH₵15,000 bribery allegation in BECE school placement
Education Ministry probes GH₵15,000 bribery allegation in BECE school placement. The Ministry of Education has launched investigations into allegations circulating on social media that placement into some senior high schools can be influenced through bribery. The probe follows a viral post attributed to Gertrude Adzo Borklo, who claimed that gaining admission into Aburi Girls’ Senior…
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Education ministry rolls out PTAs nationwide with new guidelines
Education ministry rolls out PTAs nationwide with new guidelines. The Ministry of Education has announced the nationwide rollout of Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) under a new framework designed to strengthen collaboration between schools and families. The announcement followed the submission of final policy guidelines on the operationalisation of PTAs, developed by the National Curriculum Review Committee.…
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GES releases 2025 School Placement, warns against unauthorised admissions
GES releases 2025 School Placement, warns against unauthorised admissions The Ghana Education Service (GES) has officially announced the release of the 2025 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) results. In a directive signed by Acting Deputy Director-General (Q & A), Dr Munawaru Issahaque, GES instructed all Regional Directors of Education to communicate the release…
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The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) awards scholarships to 45 female students at UMaT
The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) awards scholarships to 45 female students at UMaT. The Minerals Income Investment Fund (MIIF) has awarded full scholarships to 45 brilliant but needy female students at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT), Tarkwa, under its flagship Women from Mining Communities (WomCoM) scholarship scheme. The initiative, launched in June…
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Students at Sefwi Wiawso Senior High Technical School eat in a kitchen that’s a death trap.
Students at Sefwi Wiawso Senior High Technical School eat in a kitchen that’s a death trap. Serious concerns are mounting over the safety and welfare of both students and staff at Sefwi Wiawso Senior High Technical School, as the only available kitchen facility on campus has turned into a death trap. Despite its alarming condition,…
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CSSPS RESULTS RELEASE: KEY INFORMATION
CSSPS RESULTS RELEASE: KEY INFORMATION. This is to inform parent, student waiting for 2025 school placement, SHS, and the general public that; CSSPS Results Will be Out on Wednesday, September 17, 2025: You can check your placement on this day. No Cutoff Points: Placement isn’t based on strict cutoff aggregates; it’s merit-based considering factors like…
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2025 WASSCE; Students Allegedly Assaulted a Housemistress for Preventing Cheating.
 Students Allegedly Assaulted a Housemistress for Preventing Cheating. The ongoing 2025 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), expected to run smoothly, turned chaotic at Wesley Senior High School (SHS) in Konongo, Ashanti Region. Some students reportedly pelted stones at the residence of the senior housemistress in a violent outburst after she allegedly prevented them…
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Snakes, Stray Animals Invade Dilapidated Menang D/A School
Snakes, Stray Animals Invade Dilapidated Menang D/A School. Authorities and the pupils of Menang D/A Primary School in the Adansi North Dihttps://galmeek.com/snakes-stray-animals-invade-dilapidated-menang-d-a-school/strict of the Ashanti Region are appealing for urgent support in the form of modern infrastructure and furniture to improve teaching and learning. This came to light when Adom News visited the school to…
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GOVERNMENT DELIVERS THE BIGGEST EDUCATIONAL BUDGET IN 50 YEARS
GOVERNMENT DELIVERS THE BIGGEST EDUCATIONAL BUDGET IN 50 YEARS Latest update by GES Head of Public Relations, Daniel Fenyi. The goal and commitment of President John Mahama and the Minister for Education, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, to restore the long-desired quality of education, especially at the basic and foundational levels, have been received with deep…
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WAEC arrests four more over WASSCE malpractice
WAEC arrests four more over WASSCE malpractice The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the arrest of four more individuals, including supervisors, for various forms of malpractice in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Speaking on Channel One TV’s Breakfast Daily on Friday, September 12, 2025, the Head of Public Affairs…
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WAEC considers shift from paper to digital exams to curb cheating
WAEC considers shift from paper to digital exams to curb cheating. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), as part of efforts to curb malpractice in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), is considering the introduction of computer-based testing (CBT). With computer-based testing, candidates would sit for their…
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GNAT calls on managers to find the causes of exam malpractice
GNAT calls on managers to find the causes of exam malpractice The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has urged managers of the local education ecosystem to sit around the table to establish the root cause of examination malpractice in the wake of the unending penchant to cheat in transitional examinations. It said this should…
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Aiphabet and Child Online Africa launch AI literacy initiative on international literacy day.
Aiphabet and Child Online Africa launch AI literacy initiative on international literacy day. In celebration of International Literacy Day, Aiphabet, an education technology non-profit, and Child Online Africa have launched a joint initiative to promote artificial intelligence (AI) literacy among young people across the continent. The programme seeks to equip children, educators and communities with…
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Government Reaffirms Commitment to Affordable Internet for Digital Education
Government Reaffirms Commitment to Affordable Internet for Digital Education Ghana is stepping up efforts to expand digital learning by ensuring affordable internet access across the country, as the government positions education technology (EdTech) at the heart of its development agenda. Speaking at the EduTech Stakeholder Forum 2025 in Accra, held under the theme “Innovating for…
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Government to Allocate GHC1bn to Phase Out Double-Track System
Government to Allocate GHC1bn to Phase Out Double-Track System. The government has announced plans to dedicate GHC1 billion from the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to phase out the double-track system in Senior High Schools (SHSs). Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu disclosed this during the commissioning of a new staff accommodation facility at Accra Girls’ Senior…
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Over 20 Teachers and Invigilators May Be Dismissed Over WASSCE Malpractices
Over 20 Teachers and Invigilators May Be Dismissed Over WASSCE Malpractices More than twenty teachers and invigilators implicated in examination malpractices during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) risk dismissal by the end of this month, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has confirmed. Speaking exclusively to 3news’ Labour Affairs Correspondent in Accra…
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