Tag Archives: GES

GES Releases Virtual Learning Timetable

The Ministry of Education through the Ghana Education Service (GES) has released the timetable for the virtual learning for senior high schools (SHS) on a GTV started today at 8.30am. The channel, Ghana Learning TV will broadcast SHS courses focusing on core subjects – English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. …

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GES shuts down schools, asks JHS, SHS final-year students to go home

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has ordered the immediate and indefinite shut down of basic and second-cycle schools hosting final-year Junior and Senior High School students beginning Monday, March 23, 2020. This directive follows concerns raised by teacher unions over the continuous stay of the students in the school and the recent …

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Coronavirus: GES orders suspension of public activities

Schools in Ghana have been ordered to suspend all public activities on the back of two confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus in the country. “All schools are to suspend all public activities such as speech and prize-giving days until further directives are given by the Director-General,” the Ghana Education …

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EGS petitions NCCA,MoE and GES not to implement JHS and SHS Curriculum

On the 5th of March, 2020, Thursday Educate Ghana Summit petitioned GES, MoE and NaCCA to put on hold the implementation of the JHS1 and SHS1 curriculum until the ongoing kindergarten to primary six (6) which lacks the necessary materials to make it more useful. There’s no point in building …

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Monday is not a holiday for schools -GES

The Ghana Education Service has stated that Monday March 9, 2020 is not a holiday for schools. Prof. Kwasi Opoku Amankwa, Director-General of the Service in a statement said teachers and students are to resume school and active academic work after the Independence Day celebration on Monday, March 9, 2020.A …

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GES issues stern warning to students involved in sex scandal

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has described as distasteful recent sex scandals involving some Ghanaian female second-cycle students, which had gone viral on social media. “We unreservedly condemn such acts as they contravened the norms and values of the Ghanaian society,” Mr. Anthony Boateng, Deputy Director-General, GES, noted. The authorities, …

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GES investigates teacher’s assault of pupil over ‘sobolo’ drink

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has started investigations into the case of a teacher assaulting a nine-year-old pupil who criticised the taste of her ‘sobolo’ drink. Jonathan Korsinah, the Nkwanata South Education Director, said it was an unfortunate development and they will get to the bottom of the …

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Obscene VIDEOS from Senior High schools a wake up call for teachers to enforce discipline

I have seen two viral videos emanating from two Senior High Schools within this week and the contents are very obscene and not fit for public consumption. In one of the videos that have gone viral, some of Ejisuman Senior High School students made a video recording and said among …

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End the DOOM and GLOOM education system in Ghana now – EGS Boss

The ardent educationist, author, motivational speaker and CEO of EGS has called on the MoE, NaCCA and GES to as a matter of urgency approve and distribute the textbooks to complete the implementation of the new standards based curriculum and avert doom education. “Education is a human right with immense …

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GES suspends Upper West regional director for misconduct

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has interdicted the Upper West Regional Director of the Service, over allegations of misconduct and corrupt practices. The Director, Duncan Nsor, has been asked to step aside for investigations into allegations of bribery in the appointment of heads of some second-cycle schools in the region. …

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