Adisadel College to cut down admissions by 50% if…
Parents aiming to secure admission for their wards at Adisadel College in the Central Region this year may be disappointed following the school’s decision to cut down on admissions by half. According...
View ArticleGNAT welcomes gradual implementation of free SHS policy
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has backed government’s plan to gradually implement its free Senior High School (SHS) policy as outlined in its 2017 budget. According to the union,...
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West Blue funds Ghana @60 library project
Government has cut the tape for the construction of 60 e-libraries throughout the country. Dubbed: “Ghana, 60 years on,” the project forms part of the second phase of activities of the Ghana @ 60...
View ArticleBring back ‘O’&‘A’ level educational system – Charismatic Bishops
The Charismatic Bishops’ Conference has called on government to reintroduce the ‘O’ and ‘A’ level educational system which according to them, will restore the integrity of formal education in Ghana....
View ArticleInclude child protection policy in teacher training curriculum – Director
Alhaji Mohammed Haroon, the Northern Regional Director of Education, has advocated for the inclusion of the Child Protection Policy into the Teacher Training curriculum to help address the abuse of...
View ArticleCalls for ‘O’ &‘A’ level school system misplaced – NAGRAT
Two teacher unions – the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), and the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), are strongly opposing the Ghana Charismatic Bishops Conference’s...
View Article‘O’ &‘A’ level education will ensure quality – Charismatic Bishops
The Charismatic Bishops’ Conference has defended its calls for the re-introduction of the ‘O’ and ‘A’ level educational system. Explaining the position of the Conference on the Citi Breakfast Show on...
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AUCC to launch Ama Ata Aidoo Creative Writing Centre
The African University College for Communication, AUCC, has named its new Creative Writing Centre after prominent Ghanaian writer, Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo. The Ama Centre for creative writing which will be...
View ArticleSociety must set good example for youth – C/R Minister
The Central Regional Minister, Kwamina Duncan, has stated that training the younger generation today to become responsible citizens for national development tomorrow, is a collective responsibility of...
View ArticleNaana Opoku-Agyemang shoots down calls for ‘O’&‘A’ level system
A former Minister of Education, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, has said that efforts must be concentrated on improving the current educational system rather considering proposals to reintroduce the...
View ArticleBanda Ahenkro: 40 schools closed over threats against non-indigenes
Basic education in the Banda Ahenkro District of the Brong Ahafo Region, has been brought to a halt amidst threats on the lives non-indigenes in the community, which includes teachers in 40 basic...
View ArticleGov’t to convert BECE into placement exam – Opoku Prempeh
The Minister of Education Mathew Opoku Prempeh has revealed government’s intent to convert the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) into a placement exam for Senior High Schools. The BECE is...
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Banda Ahenkro: Schools will reopen if security improves – GES
The Ghana Education Service (GES) will only order the reopening of schools in the Banda Ahenkro district in the Brong Ahafo Region when the security situation in the area improves. An unidentified...
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Final year students of Navrongo SHS sent home during WASSCE
Final year students of Navrongo Senior High School (NAVASCO) in school the Upper East Region have been sent home by school authorities for refusing to eat their breakfast and threatening to cause...
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Dabokpa Technical institute shut down after students’ riot
Dabokpa Technical Institute in the Northern Region has been temporarily shut down, effective Wednesday, March 15, 2017. The Northern Regional Director of the Ghana Education Service, Alhaji Mohammed...
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Golden Pride International School begins construction at Appolonia
Construction has commenced on the Golden Pride International School at Appolonia, the mixed-use urban development project in Greater Accra. The school will serve residents of the Appolonia urban...
View ArticleGIJ SRC receives GHs10,000 donation from Stanbic Bank
Stanbic Bank Ghana has donated an amount of ten thousand Ghana cedis (¢10,000) to the Students’ Aid Fund (SAFund) of the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana Institute of Journalism...
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Help us teach local languages in schools – NGO to gov’t
We Care for Children, a Non-Governmental Organization, has called on government to support local NGOs promote the teaching and learning of local languages through printing and distribution of study...
View ArticleTertiary institutions must be solution providers – Chancellor
Reverend Professor E. Kingsley Larbi, the Chancellor of the Regent University College of Science and Technology, Ghana, has urged tertiary educational institutions to come out with innovative ideas...
View ArticleSoldier assaults Benkum SHS teacher for ‘slapping’ his son
A soldier stormed the Benkum Senior High Secondary School at Larteh in the Eastern Region on Friday, to assault a teacher who allegedly slapped his son, a student in the school. The soldier, Warrant...
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