NAFCO to address food challenges raised by teacher unions to prevent the closure of schools

Teacher unions, Ghana association of teachers (GNAT), National association of graduate teachers (NAGRAT), and Coalition of Concern Teachers Ghana ( CCT-GH) yesterday bemoan the fact that since the re-opening of schools for the 2020/2021 academic year government has not provided food to the free senior high schools making heads of schools to borrow money to … Read more

Teacher unions to advise themselves by close of Friday 19th March should government failed to transfer feeding grants funds into the account of SHS.

It has come to the attention of the Teacher Unions (Ghana National Association ofTeachers, GNAT, National Association of Graduate Teachers, NAGRAT and A coalition of Concerned TeacherS Ghana, CCT-GH), since the past eight weekswhen the Senior High Schools reopened for the 2020/2021 academic year, not onlyhas the supply of food items by the Buffer Stock … Read more

Gov’t prioritizing the welfare of teachers. Pres. Akufo Addo

H.E President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo stated that his government has always been prioritizing the welfare of teachers since his entering office in 2017, he stated that his government on considering the welfare of teachers are now paying teachers professional allowance to both teaching and non-teaching staff of the Ghana education services. The president … Read more

280,000 laptops to be giving to these groups of teachers – Pres. Akufo Addo

At the beginning of this year, it was known to teachers in this country that Government will be giving out laptops to teachers to help facilitate their work and also to improve teaching and learning in the schools. In the delivery of the state of the Nation Address, 2021, the president of the Republic of … Read more

National teaching council (NTC) opens Nomination for teachers prize 2021. Apply here.

The National Teaching Council (NTC) has announced the opening of 2021 nomination for the Ghana Teacher Prize to all eligible Ghanaian teachers in the pre-tertiary school in both private and public schools. According to the Council, the 2021 edition of the Ghana Teachers Prize will honour some outstanding teachers who have exhibited exemplary leadership and … Read more

Teacher unions want deductions paid else they will advise themselves. Check the details

Teacher unions in the country have given the Controller & Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) up to Friday, February 26, 2021 to pay monies due teachers into the Ghana Education Service Occupational Pension Scheme (GESOPS) else they will advise themselves. According to the unions, made up of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National … Read more

8 reasons why Teacher unions Will have to resort to strike action by Friday 26th, 2021.

The main three teachers unions on media briefing made it know to its members and the general public that the Ghana Education service occupational pension scheme (GESOPS) has been in debt which the threatened controller and accountant general department to do the right thing by paying them their money else CAGD should have themselves to … Read more

Teacher unions must negotiate with Ghana Education Service (GES) to provide teachers with a uniform allowance.

Professional bodies like lawyers, bankers, nurses, police, soldier, and many other professionals have their prescribed uniforms that give them unique identification where ever they found themselves. The teaching profession which our checks have been identified to be the largest sector hosting thousands of public sector workers is the only profession without any identified uniform which … Read more

Check it out, teachers’ professional allowance is likely to be in arrears.

In 2020, the government of Ghana introduced the professional allowance for teachers to enable them to upgrade themselves professionally by attending continuous professional development and PLC. It was also meant to improve the quality of education which was the main agenda of the government. This professional allowance was successfully paid as stated by the government … Read more

Laptops for teachers, a step in the right direction but a way of taxing teachers.

A few weeks ago, there has been news circulating on social media about government plans of distributing laptops to teachers to enable them to carry on with their duties successfully because the said laptops will be installed with teachers and learners resource pack, new curriculum both junior high school and primary level, annual and termly … Read more