Dr. Eric Nkansah appointed new GES Acting Director General
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Eric Nkansah as the Acting Director General of the Ghana Education Service, GES. He takes over from Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa who was relieved of the post on Tuesday, October, 18, 2022. A statement by the Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, said the appointment of Dr. Nkansah, is made […]
Bawku, Bolgatanga Technical Institutes to re-open tomorrow after closure by GES
The Ghana Education Service, GES, has finally decided to re-open the Bawku and Bolgatanga Technical Institutes tomorrow Friday September 9, 2022. The schools were closed following student riot regarding alleged examination malpractices. The two schools according to the Upper East Regional Security Council, REGSEC were closed for security reasons as school and staff property were […]
GES asked to revive Guidance and Counselling Units to address challenges girls face in schools
43.5% of girls have been abused, 51.9% have experienced sexual abuse and 35% have gone through physical assault. These are findings of a research conducted by Girls’ Excellence Movement, GEM. At the launch of the report in Accra, the Executive Director of Institute for Education Studies, IFEST, Dr. Peter Partey Anti asked the Ghana Education […]
Academic calendar for pre-tertiary institutions remains unchanged – GES
The Ghana Education Service, GES, is reminding all schools and the public that the basic schools academic calendar released in March has not changed. According to the calendar, vacation for this second term begins on 11th August while the third term will begin from the 13th September to 15th December. Additionally, the contact hours are […]
Implement Educational Curriculum Reforms to stay relevant – President of AICS tells GES
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The President of the Association of International Certification Schools (AICS) and co-founder of Alpha Beta Educational Centre, Mrs. Florence Agyapong has appealed to managers of the country’s educational sector to implement the Educational Curriculum Reforms to catch up with the rest of the world. She urged the management of the Ghana Education […]
Japan International Cooperation Agency partners GES for better educational outcomes
Government has requested the Japanese government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency, JICA, for technical collaboration for better educational outcomes. In response to the request, the Community Participation in Sustainable School, COMPASS, is working with the Ghana Education Service to improve students learning outcomes by Strengthening Community based school management. At a stakeholders’ workshop in […]
GES Internal Auditors seek more knowledge in Public resource accountability
By Seraphine Nyuiemedi Members of the Association of Ghana Education Service Internal Auditors have been urged to continuously update and improve upon their competencies to adequately manage and account for public resources. Deputy Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency, Thomas Thompson-Ayei indicated that audit infractions at the Ghana Education Service have been identified in the […]
Journalist gets results as retired GES staff is to get paid more than GHC 80,000 salary arrears
By Peter Agengre A retired teacher in the Upper East Region, Mr. William Azure Akologo, has a reason to smile and sing praises to God for making him see this day in his life. His former employer Ghana Education Service (GES), and the Attorney General has finally accepted blame and willing to pay him an […]
EduWatch advocates broader consultation on new academic calendar
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch), has called for broader consultation on the implementation of the new academic calendar by the Ministry of Education. In a document made available to the Ghana News Agency in Tema, EduWatch called on the Ghana Education Service, GES, and the Ministry of Education to engage in broader consultation in taking such […]
New Curriculum: Teachers allay fears, parents assured
Most Ghanaians especially parents are panicking owing to rumours circulating on social media about the new modules accompanying the implementation of the new curriculum next month. These include replacement of BECE with WASSCE, introduction of Arabic and one hour extra curriculum activities for clubs, talks and guidance and counselling. Speaking to GBC’s Radio Ghana, the […]
