Colleges of Education likely to start running a shift system–Osman Ayariga Osman Ayariga Mahama
Education, Opinion, Politics

Colleges of Education likely to start running a shift system–Osman Ayariga

Interested aspiring candidate on the position of National Deputy Youth Organizer in the upcoming internal party election of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Osman Ayariga has revealed, that if care is not taken, colleges of education are likely to run a shift system. Apexnewsgh.com report Mr. Ayariga made the revelation during his speech at the TEIN induction ceremony of level 100 students of Gbewa College of Education on Saturday, July 17, 2022. He said: “You know it was under the NDC that we eliminated the quota system with regards to the colleges of education. There was a conscious effort to try as much as possible to admit as many students as possible in the colleges of education and the enrollment increased over 100% during the tenure of John Dramani Mahama”. The aspiring Deputy National Youth Organizer maintained that “It was under John Dramani Mahama that we introduced some many colleges of education and also so many infrastructural developments with regards to the colleges of education. Unfortunately, if your lecturers are here, they will bear me witness that, come next year or the next academic year, with what is going on whether we like it or not we have two options with regards to colleges of education. Either we revert to the quota system or we are going to run a shift system so far as colleges of education are concerned. Stressing that, if we are not careful, we are going to have a gold track, yellow track, and green track for colleges of education. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Gbewa college of Education/TEIN

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Talensi: See a basic School without a roof for the past years .
Education

Talensi: See a basic School without a roof for the past years .

In the Talensi District of the Upper East Region, a district well blessed with resources more than any other parts across Ghana, education of our future leaders is not getting the necessary support required from authorities. Apexnewsgh.com reports The picture you are seeing below, is Tolla basic school in the Talensi District which was roofed off for past years, is yet to receive attention from those in authority. Education for school going children in most rural areas in the district is gradually becoming a laughing stock, because those expected to see the good welfare of these innocent pupils have actually shown they careless when it comes to a good learning environment for these our innocent children The question is, how will these innocent children succeed learning in such regrettable environmental conditions? However, our calls to the assembly for more details wasn’t answered. Source: Apexnewsgh.com

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UE NAGRAT Threatens Strike Action Over Govt Adamant on COLA
Education, Politics

UE NAGRAT Threatens Strike Action Over Govt Adamant on COLA

The Upper East Regional Chapter of the National Association Of Graduate Teachers(NAGRAT) led by it’s regional president Akunzebe John has threatened to embark on a strike action should the government fail to grant their request for twenty(20%)cost of living allowance(COLA) which they think will help mitigate the mass suffering of the Ghanaian worker. Mr. Akunzebe John who addressed the press at the regional secretariat of NAGRAT in Bolgatanga said, prices of fuel, goods and services continue to rise day by day and between January to now, fuel has increased by fifty percent(50%) and prices of basic food and other commodities have increased astronomically. The regional President further lamented that price of a bowl of groundnut which was seven cedis(7) was now thirteen cedis(13) and a bowl of beans which was nine cedis(9) has increased to twenty five cedis(25) and the price of lorry fare from Bolgatanga to Accra which used to be one hundred and fifty cedis(150) was now twenty hundred and twenty five cedis(225) and the teacher today lives on the providence of the Lord and not knowing how long this would continue. Mr.Akunzebe said, in the face of this challenges, the Labour unions requested for (COLA) from the government to mitigate this sufferings during this year’s MAY DAY celebrations which had the president and vice president of Ghana in attendance. He said having not heard from government despite the calls the union whose core mandate is to promote the welfare of its members it would not sit unconcerned and they had come to their wits end and demand from their national leadership that if by the end of June 2022 their call for COLA is not heeded to they lay down their tools as stated by members of NAGRAT in the Upper East region. Source: Apexnewsgh

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16 Regional Dir of Education Sign…
Education

16 Regional Dir of Education Sign…

16 Regional Directors of Education sign Performance Contract with theDirector- General, Professor Kwasi Opoku Amankwa. It is expected that the Regional Directors will sign same with the District Directors and Heads of Senior High Schools. The District Directors will also sign the Performance Contract with all Heads of Basic Schools in their District. Present at the brief ceremony were, the Deputy Director General in Charge of Quality and Access, Dr. Kwabena Bempah Tandoh, Head of the Public Relations Unit, Ms Cassandra Twum Ampofo and Mr. Robert Intseful , Budget Officer . Apexnewsgh.com

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Almost all 72 schools in Binduri district rid off—GES GES Assistant for supervision in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region Azia David
Education

Almost all 72 schools in Binduri district rid off—GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) Assistant for supervision in the Binduri District of the Upper East Region Azia David has revealed, that almost all the 72 schools in the district are rid off making teaching and learning very different in the area. Apexnewsgh.com report Mr. Azia David reported: “We have 43 primary schools and 29 Junior High, so in all we have 72 schools and almost all the 72 schools are rid off. Some are just completely rid off the assembly members can testify to that. Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your  adverts and credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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Heads of five Senior High Schools to face prosecution
Education

Heads of five Senior High Schools to face prosecution

Some heads of five Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the Western Region have been referred to the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) for prosecution. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), referred the heads of these schools to EOCO for procurement breaches. The schools include Adiembra SHS, Tarkwa SHS, Bozo Kaku, Methodist SHS and St. Augustine’s SHS, Bogoso. Also, a tutor at the Archbishop Porter Girls SHS has been referred to EOCO for the alleged unlawful taking of salaries. Speaking at its sitting on the Auditor General’s 2018 Report in Takoradi, Chairman of the PAC, James Klutse Averdzi noted that the prosecution of the heads of the five schools will serve as a deterrent to others. Mr. Averdzi said: “In the past, we have never referred officials or the individuals for prosecution so it looks like they are taking advantage of that, that it has become an annual ritual, we will only come, the chairman will caution and that will be the end. “So we decided that now if you go against the law we will recommend you for prosecution. So you go to court and defend yourself. If the court thinks that your defense is sufficient or strong enough they will set you free but if your defense is weak then the court will apply the law to ensure that you face the punishment.” Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your  adverts and credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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All governments since 1959 have paid lip service to our educational system–Robert Ajene Robert Ajene, retired educationist
Opinion, Politics

All governments since 1959 have paid lip service to our educational system–Robert Ajene

A popular country’s finest educationists and statesmen Mr. Robert Ajene has revealed, that all past government since Nkrumah’s time has exhibited nothing but only lip service to the country’s educational system. Apexnewsgh.com report “All past governments since Nkrumah’s time in 1959 have paid lip service to our educational system and stakeholders look like they are not playing a major role to see that we are in the right track in education”. Mr. Ajene also hold a strong view that, teachers unions formed to help shape the educational system have failed to play their role as expected. “We have teachers unions GNAT and so on, I don’t think they are playing their role to see that the colonial educational system which was given to us and later we find out that we were producing white color job. No single individual or organization can convince me with the role they have played right from the beginning of our educational system till today”. “You see, we only try to change names, labels don’t matter. In this case, our educational system is still there but inside there, we keep on changing. He stressed According to the retired Educationist, “since 1954, Ghana has been trying to change the educational system because we found that people who left Universities were not specially trained, so the mere acquisition of a degree meant that you could do anything. And 1957, I heard those who were responsible, we changed the system and we said, there was too much academic thinking, why can’t we blend this with pragmatism? ‘the using of the hands more than brain’ and many schools were changed over the day to secondary schools and most of them are technical school and they are just standing there by name, the technical aspect is not been taught and I can mention a lot of school SECTEC SECTEC SECTEC, if you send your child there, there is no technical aspect to do. “We have heard about all these, what have we done to change? We set up Polytechnic to train middle-level manpower, how many polytechnics succeeded in doing that before they were changed overnight to Universities. People left polytechnic walking on the street without jobs because the training made them unemployable. That is why we have unemployed graduates. He stressed Mr. Ajene made the revelation during an exclusive interview with Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen of Apexnewsgh.com Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your  adverts and credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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If you already have laptop still take it and give it out to your family members—NAGRAT PRESIDENT to Teachers
Education

If you already have laptop still take it and give it out to your family members—NAGRAT PRESIDENT to Teachers

It appears the agitation and cry by teachers across the country are not in any way felt by the Leadership of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT). The leadership of NAGRAT has cautioned its members across the country that they stand on a losing path if they reject the One Teacher-One Laptop programme brought to them by the NPP government. He said the laptops form part of the measures being rolled out by the Ministry of Education to motivate teachers to perform better. According to NAGRAT, teachers who refuse to take the laptops because of the issues surrounding their procurement will later suffer it. Mr. Angel Carbonu, insisted the laptops are to unearth the professionalism in teachers across the country. He further described it as a good deal from the government to all teachers. Mr. Carbonu said teachers stand to lose a great deal if they refuse to take the laptops because the government is bearing a major portion of the price. He said the laptops are a motivator rather than a burden on the teachers. “Teachers who feel they already have laptops should still take it and give it out to their family members because the product is one of the subsidized freebies from the government to teachers”, he said Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your  adverts and credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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Include us in the national standardized test–GNAPS President to Government National President Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) Dr. Damasus Tuurosong
Education, Opinion

Include us in the national standardized test–GNAPS President to Government

National President Ghana National Association of Private Schools (GNAPS) Dr. Damasus Tuurosong said, they are advocating to be included in the national standardized test which is to be conducted across the country’s public schools. He said Government has left Private schools behind. Speaking to the media Tuesday, November 23, 2021, during a regional congress organized by the Upper East branch of the Ghana National Association of Private Schools, Dr. Tuutosong revealed that there is a provision in the new curriculum for national standardized tests to be conducted across all basic schools in order to assess the student competency in literacy and numeracy. He added that is going to be across the country in order to measure the level of progress. “Now, because is a new curriculum, both private and public school are at lost, as to what standard is used to measure the schools. So we are advocating that, this been the first of its kind at least our Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Education should consider private schools been part of this. So that we can assess all schools across the country using the same criteria for assessment” He said Apexnewsgh.com/Ghana/Ngamegbulam Chidozie Stephen Please contact Apexnewsgh.com on email apexnewsgh@gmail.com for your credible news publications. Contact: 05555568093

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NEW: Positive news to all unposted trained teachers
Education

NEW: Positive news to all unposted trained teachers

The Ghana Education Service (GES) released its first batch of postings of newly trained teachers from the 46 public colleges of education on the 3rd of December 2020 after numerous procrastinations by the service. This was followed by an update of appointment letters on the GES recruitment portal to cater for individuals who did not receive postings during the first window of postings. However, the second batch of postings could still not cater for all the newly trained teachers. Information made available to Ghnewspage.com indicates that the GES is set to release the THIRD BATCH of posted TEACHERS this WEEK. According to the information, affected persons can head to the GES headquarters by Tuesday 15th December 2020 if you still have an issue of not being posted to enable them to sort you out. However, individuals who are posted are reminded that the MASTER list would have been sent to their various regional education offices by the 16th of December,2020 for them to start receiving the documents of posted trained teachers. Individuals will be given further directives from there.

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