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Coalition of Concerned Teachers’ SOS message to govt

The Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) - Ghana has outlined six areas that need the urgent attention of the government regarding education in Ghana. According...

20 pregnant girls write BECE in Effutu

More than 20 pregnant girls are among a total of 1,758 candidates writing the exams at centers ‘A’ and ‘B’ in Winneba. The total number...

Student who beat lecturer to coma breaks silence

Final year Microbiology student of the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, Salaudeen Waliu, has opened up on why he assaulted his female lecturer and supervisor, Zakariyau.  Recall...

12 teachers arrested over BECE malpractice

Eleven teachers and a headmaster have been arrested for alleged malpractice in the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). They were arrested by security...

Male candidates dominate BECE in Northern Region

Statistics from the Northern Regional Educational Directorate indicate that male candidates outnumber their female counterparts in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Out of...

School Feeding boss urges caterers to live up to expectation

The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Gertrude Quashigah, has strongly urged non-performing caterers to up their game or risk being...

2021 BECE: Wenchi Municipal records 18 absentees first day

A total of 18 students in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region were absent on the first day of the Basic Education Certificate...

BECE 2021: Coalition of Concerned Teachers’ message to invigilators

Supervisors and invigilators participating in the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been urged to ensure they adhere to all rules and regulations...

Five Konongo Odumase SHS students denied bail

The Konongo District Court has denied bail to the five students arrested for their roles in the death of a student of Konongo Odumase...

BECE candidates at Keta participate in BECE despite tidal waves

The West African Education Council (WAEC) has indicated that candidates for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), who hail from the Keta Municipality, are...

BECE 2021: Five nursing mothers, 4 pregnant girls write at Akrofuom

Four pregnant girls are taking part in the 2021 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at the Akrofuom SHS Centre 'A' in the Adansi Akrofuom...

GIJ postpones re-opening of 2021/2022 academic year

The Management and the Academic Board of the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ) has postponed the commencement of the 2021/2022 academic year to January 10,...

Right To Play, Sabre Education develop KG INSET Trainer Manual to support teachers

A Kindergarten INSET Trainer Manual designed to enhance the capacity and understanding of teachers to effectively deliver the new standard-based curriculum and integrate play...

3 students collapse as fire guts parts of Osino SHS

Fire has gutted the storeroom of Osino Senior High School (SHS) in the Fanteakwa South District in the Eastern Region. Three female students, who reportedly...

Headmaster in Saboba drowning incident remanded into prison custody

A Tamale Magistrate Court has remanded the headteacher of the St. Charles Lwanga R/C Junior High School into prison custody. Lawyers for the accused,...

Saboba drowning: The lifeless body of my son broke my heart – Father

The distraught father of a 15-year-old boy who drowned in the Oti River while returning from his headmaster’s farm has narrated how the lifeless...

Saboba drowning: Education Watch commends GES, Police for swift action against headmaster

Education think tank, Africa Education Watch, has commended GES and the Police for the arrest of the Headmaster of St Charles Liwanga R/C JHS...

Students of Charles Liwanga JHS who drowned in Oti River buried

The nine students of St Charles Liwanga R/C Junior High School (JHS) in the Saboba District of the Northern region who drowned in the...

No leakage in this year’s BECE – WAEC assures

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has put stringent security measures in place to prevent leakages of this year’s Basic Education Certificate...

Teachers who use students as farmhands risk losing their licences – DCE

The District Chief Executive for Saboba District, Bingrini George, has said the District Security Committee (DISEC) is set to meet with the Ghana Education...

2021 BECE begins today with over 571,0000 candidates

A total number of 571,894 candidates will sit for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) from today, Monday, November 15, 2021, to Friday,...

Education Minister’s goodwill message to BECE candidates

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Adutwum has sent a goodwill message to all Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates on the occasion of...

Akufo-Addo applauds 63 years of Ghana’s co-operation with UNESCO

President Nana Akufo-Addo has expressed Ghana’s pride in it’s membership of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) The President made this known...

10,976 BECE candidates to write exams in Oti Region

A total of 10,976 candidates are expected to write this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Oti Region beginning Monday. They include 6,006...

Saboba DISEC, GES to discuss sanctions for teachers who use students as farmhands

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Saboba District, Bingrini George, has indicated that the District Security Committee is set to meet with the Ghana...

There would be no leakage in this year’s BECE – WAEC

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has put stringent security measures in place to prevent leakages of this year’s Basic Education Certificate...

Aggrieved 499 law students withdraw lawsuit

The lawsuit filed against the General Legal Council (GLC), and the Attorney General by the 499 aggrieved law students denied admission into the Ghana School of...

Suhum: Dr Ampem-Darko donates mathematical sets to BECE candidates

On Thursday, November 11, 2021, Dr Emmanuel Ampem-Darko, 2nd Vice Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Suhum, who is lacing his...

APHC inducts over 140 Doctor of Medical Lab Professionals

The Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, inducted over 140 Doctor of Medical Laboratory Professionals from the University for Development...

Police investigate case of suspected arson at St Charles SHS

Police in the Northern Region are investigating a case of suspected arson at the St Charles Senior High School (SHS) to bring closure to...

Female pupil found locked up in headmaster’s office [Video]

A video evidence of a female pupil coming out of a headmaster's office after being unlocked has gone viral after being shared online.  The headmaster of...

GES sends strong warning to candidates ahead of first BECE paper

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned candidates writing the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to refrain from cheating in the exams. The...

The extra amount a teacher earns when made a housemaster [Listen]

JoyNews/AdomNews · The extra amount a teacher earns when made a housemaster The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers, Angel Kabonu, has revealed...

Our hands are tied – NAGRAT on indiscipline in schools [Audio]

JoyNews/AdomNews · Our hands are tied - NAGRAT President On Indiscipline In Schools The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says the government is partly...

We have no regret prohibiting corporal punishment – Education Ministry

The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education, Kwesi Kwarteng, has disclosed that the Ministry of Education has no regret for prohibiting corporal...

Free SHS: Nobody should be afraid to admit there’s a problem – Former Minister

Former Education Minister, Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, has opined that there is a problem with the Free Senior High School (SHS) agenda facilitated...

Mum forced to lose weight after doctors warn she might not live to see daughter grow up

A new mum who peaked the scales at 21st lost seven stone after ditching her £800-a-month fast-food diet when doctors warned she might not...

Lack of desks at Bonakye-Asogya forces students to kneel, sit on floors for lessons [Photos+Video]

https://youtu.be/n3rj6V2WFgw Pupils at the Bonakye-Asogya M/A Basic School in the Nkwanta South District of the Oti Region are forced to either sit on the floor...

NAGRAT threatens strike over poor salary amidst economic hardship

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has threatened strike action over conditions of service amid the coronavirus pandemic. The members say they...

Education Minister reacts to death of Konongo Odumase student

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, says bullying in Senior High Schools (SHS) must end immediately. Commenting on the murder of a 17-year-old student...