The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called on authorities to arrest students who perpetrate violence against its members facilitating the ongoing examinations in senior high schools across the country. According to Philipa Larson, reports of threats of assault on teachers over the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations …
Read More »GNAT opposes Mahama’s plan to cancel licensure exams
Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers has kicked against plans by the opposition National Democratic Congress, to cancel the licensure exams if it is voted into power. According to Mr Awotwe Nkansah, they need this accreditation to differentiate themselves from the “fake” teachers that have flooded the …
Read More »‘We don’t trust anything government says again, we are disappointed’ – GNAT
Three teacher unions in the country are currently on strike over delay in payment of legacy arrears due them. The unions: the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) said they will not resume work until they …
Read More »GNAT, NAGRAT, CCT declare strike over delay in releasing their arrears
Three Teacher Unions — the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) have declared a strike. The nationwide industrial action is expected to take effect from Monday, December 9, 2019. According to them, checks have revealed that …
Read More »GNAT President, General Secretary asked to resign over industrial strike action
The Greater Accra chapter of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has called for the resignation of its national president, Philipa Larsen and General Secretary, David Ofori Acheampong. The vice president of the Greater Accra region of GNAT Sebastian Adamu who is also national vice president accused the two …
Read More »GNAT hails basic education reforms
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has hailed the introduction of a new basic curriculum as part of ongoing reforms within the education sector, which will take effect from the 2019/2020 academic year. GNAT is particularly enthused with the introduction of History as a subject, saying it will help …
Read More »Chase China jobs properly – GNAT
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has asked all Ghanaian teachers who plan to travel to China to teach to submit all the relevant documents to the Chinese embassy in Accra for authentication before travelling to that country. The call, according to the teacher union, has become necessary following …
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