Accra, June 22, GNA - The Private Universities Students Association of Ghana (PUSAG) has said any official of the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) found liable over the leakage of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) questions must be punished.
The Association said the leakage threatened to undermine the credibility of the nation’s educational system.
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Monday, June 22, 2015
GNAT appeals for long preparation time for BECE candidates
Accra, June 20, GNA – Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has appealed to West African Examination Council to give the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates ample time to overcome the psychological trauma to prepare for the re-scheduled examination.
GNAT is advocating enough and better time than June 29 and June 30 given by the Council for preparation because the nation does not have enough counsellors in the school system to offer the necessary support systems that would bring the affected students back to normalcy.
A statement in Accra and signed by Mr V. V. K. Demanya, Acting General Secretary of GNAT, indicated that it is the conviction of the Association that the Bureau of National Investigations which has been assigned the duty to earthen the culprits would live up to expectation.
“GNAT hopes that all persons in the chain of the examination processes will avail themselves to the investigators for a thorough work to be done.
“All those found to have compromised their positions in this year’s BECE should bow down their heads in shame for causing unwarranted mess in the country.”
The statement noted that the perpetrators caused the problem because of their selfish ends and the law should deal with them appropriately.
It said the Association one of the reasons for this kind of behaviour might be the moral breakdown which has resulted in all manner of corrupt practices.
Members urged the Government to start looking at the educational system again to find lasting solutions to it.
“The number of papers written in BECE is too many and we need to take another look at this situation.”
The Association noted that it is the hope of members that the pupils and teachers would be strengthened as they go through the challenging times.
Source: GNA
GNAT is advocating enough and better time than June 29 and June 30 given by the Council for preparation because the nation does not have enough counsellors in the school system to offer the necessary support systems that would bring the affected students back to normalcy.
A statement in Accra and signed by Mr V. V. K. Demanya, Acting General Secretary of GNAT, indicated that it is the conviction of the Association that the Bureau of National Investigations which has been assigned the duty to earthen the culprits would live up to expectation.
“GNAT hopes that all persons in the chain of the examination processes will avail themselves to the investigators for a thorough work to be done.
“All those found to have compromised their positions in this year’s BECE should bow down their heads in shame for causing unwarranted mess in the country.”
The statement noted that the perpetrators caused the problem because of their selfish ends and the law should deal with them appropriately.
It said the Association one of the reasons for this kind of behaviour might be the moral breakdown which has resulted in all manner of corrupt practices.
Members urged the Government to start looking at the educational system again to find lasting solutions to it.
“The number of papers written in BECE is too many and we need to take another look at this situation.”
The Association noted that it is the hope of members that the pupils and teachers would be strengthened as they go through the challenging times.
Source: GNA
GES Director-General calls for team work
Accra, June 19, GNA - Mr Jacob A.M. Kor, Acting Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has called for teamwork among stakeholders in education so as to achieve the aspirations of the sector.
Speaking at his maiden meeting with heads of educational institutions and stakeholders in the Greater Accra Region on Thursday, Mr Kor said to achieve the aims of education, stakeholders, including the leadership of the GES, teachers, students, and labour unions, must play their roles effectively.
This, he said, should be done with the best interests of the children and the various stakeholders, while striving to serve them to the best of their ability.
He said leaders must have excellent interpersonal relations with their colleagues if they are to be successful in their roles.
Mr Kor said the most effective way to address some challenges in the sector such as declining performance, was not to apportion blame but to collectively work to address them.
He said there was the need to tackle teacher professionalism by addressing issues of teacher absenteeism, lateness and unpreparedness for teaching since these factors contribute to the student’s poor performance.
Mr Kor urged teachers to desist from the use of indecent language in the classroom and branding of children as their words had an effect on the children saying they should rather encourage the students to succeed.
“We cannot do anything without the support of the stakeholders” he said and tasked the District Directors of Education and heads of schools to respect the inputs of stakeholders like Parent-Teacher Associations, labour unions and community members.”
He said parents as first teachers played an important role in their children’s education and entreated parents to dialogue with teachers and other officials on issues affecting their wards’ education.
“Teaching is a calling like that of reverend fathers or Imams and if we serve the children with love, we will receive blessings and live long on earth. Our reward will be on earth, not in heaven,” Mr Kor said.
He urged students, as stakeholders in education, to be prepared to study with zeal to be able to pass their examinations without having to resort to cheating.
With reference to the cancellation of some papers in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Exams (BECE), he noted that examination malpractices had become a canker in the sector and signalled the need to re-strategise.
Speaking at his maiden meeting with heads of educational institutions and stakeholders in the Greater Accra Region on Thursday, Mr Kor said to achieve the aims of education, stakeholders, including the leadership of the GES, teachers, students, and labour unions, must play their roles effectively.
This, he said, should be done with the best interests of the children and the various stakeholders, while striving to serve them to the best of their ability.
He said leaders must have excellent interpersonal relations with their colleagues if they are to be successful in their roles.
Mr Kor said the most effective way to address some challenges in the sector such as declining performance, was not to apportion blame but to collectively work to address them.
He said there was the need to tackle teacher professionalism by addressing issues of teacher absenteeism, lateness and unpreparedness for teaching since these factors contribute to the student’s poor performance.
Mr Kor urged teachers to desist from the use of indecent language in the classroom and branding of children as their words had an effect on the children saying they should rather encourage the students to succeed.
“We cannot do anything without the support of the stakeholders” he said and tasked the District Directors of Education and heads of schools to respect the inputs of stakeholders like Parent-Teacher Associations, labour unions and community members.”
He said parents as first teachers played an important role in their children’s education and entreated parents to dialogue with teachers and other officials on issues affecting their wards’ education.
“Teaching is a calling like that of reverend fathers or Imams and if we serve the children with love, we will receive blessings and live long on earth. Our reward will be on earth, not in heaven,” Mr Kor said.
He urged students, as stakeholders in education, to be prepared to study with zeal to be able to pass their examinations without having to resort to cheating.
With reference to the cancellation of some papers in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Exams (BECE), he noted that examination malpractices had become a canker in the sector and signalled the need to re-strategise.
Source: GNA
Parents asked to send children to school
Gomoa Brofo (C/R) June 19, GNA - Parents who refuse to enroll their children in school should be reported to the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) for their assistance.
This is because it is the basic right of every child to have access to education, especially the basic one.
Mr Alex Ebo Afful, Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District Director of CHRAJ made these remarks at a public forum to mark the “World Day Against Child Labour” at Gomoa Brofo.
The theme for the celebration was: “No Child Labour and Yes to Education.”
It was sponsored by the Gomoa West District Assembly
According to Mr Afful, if a parent found his next door neighbour maltreating a child, he or she should not hesitate to inform the CHRAJ for their intervention.
Mr Afful pointed out that any children not educated would grow to become a burden on society.
Education can, therefore, help to develop the mind even during apprenticeship training, and all aspects of life.
Mr Emmanuel Kwaku Glagoe, Assistant Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES) at Apam, said that caning of school children had not be abolished, but with guidelines attached to it.
He explained that three strokes of the cane could now be administered by a headteacher only.
According to him, caning was not the only punishment that could be given to instil discipline, but other soft punishments could be used.
He said government was doing its best to ensure quality education in schools, and therefore appealed to parents to reciprocate the gesture by providing basic needs to their wards.
The Chairman of the Planning Committee of the programme, Dr Mark Nii Lamptey, said the Day was instituted by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Source: GNA
This is because it is the basic right of every child to have access to education, especially the basic one.
Mr Alex Ebo Afful, Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District Director of CHRAJ made these remarks at a public forum to mark the “World Day Against Child Labour” at Gomoa Brofo.
The theme for the celebration was: “No Child Labour and Yes to Education.”
It was sponsored by the Gomoa West District Assembly
According to Mr Afful, if a parent found his next door neighbour maltreating a child, he or she should not hesitate to inform the CHRAJ for their intervention.
Mr Afful pointed out that any children not educated would grow to become a burden on society.
Education can, therefore, help to develop the mind even during apprenticeship training, and all aspects of life.
Mr Emmanuel Kwaku Glagoe, Assistant Director of the Ghana Education Service (GES) at Apam, said that caning of school children had not be abolished, but with guidelines attached to it.
He explained that three strokes of the cane could now be administered by a headteacher only.
According to him, caning was not the only punishment that could be given to instil discipline, but other soft punishments could be used.
He said government was doing its best to ensure quality education in schools, and therefore appealed to parents to reciprocate the gesture by providing basic needs to their wards.
The Chairman of the Planning Committee of the programme, Dr Mark Nii Lamptey, said the Day was instituted by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Source: GNA
Churches urged to establish more schools
Lume-Atsyame (V/R), June 16, GNA - Most Reverend Francis A.K. Lodonu, Catholic Bishop of Ho, has called on churches to consider establishing more schools in their domain.
He said by doing so, they would be contributing to the transformation of the people.
Bishop Lodonu said this when he inaugurated a nursery and kindergarten block for Lume-Atsyame Roman Catholic Basic School.
The 209,000-Ghana-Cedi facility was sponsored by Kindermissionswerk, an organisation based in Germany.
Bishop Lodonu said it was not enough for churches to concentrate solely on the creation of new branches, but it was important to ensure that the educational needs of the people were met.
He said early churches like the Evangelical Presbyterian and Roman Catholic, knowing the importance of education, established schools for many communities and towns in the Volta Region, adding that this effort must be a sustained.
Bishop Lodonu said, the Ho Diocese of the Catholic Church, for example, has 98 kindergartens, 96 primary schools and 43 junior high schools.
He said such investments could save the country from “religious and moral bankruptcy”.
Source: GNA
He said by doing so, they would be contributing to the transformation of the people.
Bishop Lodonu said this when he inaugurated a nursery and kindergarten block for Lume-Atsyame Roman Catholic Basic School.
The 209,000-Ghana-Cedi facility was sponsored by Kindermissionswerk, an organisation based in Germany.
Bishop Lodonu said it was not enough for churches to concentrate solely on the creation of new branches, but it was important to ensure that the educational needs of the people were met.
He said early churches like the Evangelical Presbyterian and Roman Catholic, knowing the importance of education, established schools for many communities and towns in the Volta Region, adding that this effort must be a sustained.
Bishop Lodonu said, the Ho Diocese of the Catholic Church, for example, has 98 kindergartens, 96 primary schools and 43 junior high schools.
He said such investments could save the country from “religious and moral bankruptcy”.
Source: GNA
GES recommends counselling for BECE candidates
Accra, June 19, GNA - Mr Jacob A.M. Kor, the Acting Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has directed Heads of Basic Schools to organise counselling sessions for candidates in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
In a statement confirming the cancellation of five papers of the BECE due to the mass leakage of the questions, Mr Kor said the counselling was necessary as some of the candidates may suffer psychological effects due to the cancellation.
He stressed that: “The move would ensure that their confidence does not wane as they continue to write other papers.”
Mr Kor also tasked teachers to ensure that the new dates for re-writing of the cancelled papers - 29th and 30th June - were well communicated to the students and parents in order to avoid any absenteeism.
He also entreated teachers to educate parents on the need to support their children to take away any fears they might be harbouring.
“GES takes the opportunity to apologise to all parents, guardians and candidates for the unfortunate incidence and the inconvenience caused,” he concluded.
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), on Wednesday, announced the cancellation of five papers in the ongoing BECE, citing massive leakage of examination papers.
The affected papers are English Paper Two, Mathematics Paper Two, Integrated Science, Religious and Moral Education (RME) Paper Two and Social Studies.
In a statement confirming the cancellation of five papers of the BECE due to the mass leakage of the questions, Mr Kor said the counselling was necessary as some of the candidates may suffer psychological effects due to the cancellation.
He stressed that: “The move would ensure that their confidence does not wane as they continue to write other papers.”
Mr Kor also tasked teachers to ensure that the new dates for re-writing of the cancelled papers - 29th and 30th June - were well communicated to the students and parents in order to avoid any absenteeism.
He also entreated teachers to educate parents on the need to support their children to take away any fears they might be harbouring.
“GES takes the opportunity to apologise to all parents, guardians and candidates for the unfortunate incidence and the inconvenience caused,” he concluded.
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), on Wednesday, announced the cancellation of five papers in the ongoing BECE, citing massive leakage of examination papers.
The affected papers are English Paper Two, Mathematics Paper Two, Integrated Science, Religious and Moral Education (RME) Paper Two and Social Studies.
Source: GNA
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Intense competition cause of BECE leakage – Prof Dominic Fobih
Former Education Minister Prof Dominic Fobih has attributed the leakage of the Basic education Certificate Examination papers to intense competition between schools to outperform each other.
According to him, because most schools don’t want to score zeros or low marks during the BECE examination, they do anything to ensure that their students pass.
This encourages the leakage of the papers.
Prof Fobih’s comment follows the leakage and subsequent cancellation of five subjects in the ongoing BECE supervised and conducted by the West African Examination Council (WAEC).
A statement confirming the cancelation was released by the examination administration body Wednesday.
Signed by Mrs. Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, Deputy Director of Public Affairs, the statement listed the following papers are having been "compromised".
Prof. Dominic Fobih was Minister of Education in the erstwhile Kufuor administration.
Speaking on Adom FM’s morning show ‘Dwaso Nsem” Thursday, Fobih believes there is no way students should be blamed for the leakage adding that it was simply a leadership problem.
But he did not spare the teachers and education authorities of blame.
Prof Fobih fears that this form of corruption, if not dealt with immediately will affect the integrity and moral judgment of the students in the long term.
He called on government and the stakeholders in the education sector to, as a matter of urgency, modify the
objectives of the BECE.
The former Member of Parliament for Assin South Constituency said pupils do not have to qualify to go to SHS.
He said it is important to make SHS the mandatory terminal point, instead of using the BECE to terminate some pupils’ education.
Former Education Minister Dominic Fobih is calling for the complete restructuring of the BECE because “it lacks depth”.
According to the Professor, BECE should be an exam that seeks to identify the strengths of pupils and place them in their various preferred programmes like business, science, visual and arts at the Senior High
School (SHS) level.
In his view,” it is necessary to change the focus of the BECE” from its current selective system to a placement system which will be more beneficial to the student.
There is no need to sift through the candidates and take the supposed brilliant ones to SHS, every student’s strength in a particular subject or programme should be the standpoint for SHS education.
Source: Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | Naa Sakwaba
Akwa
Teacher charged following death of coconut- climbing student
The teacher who allegedly caused the death of the 17-year-old student of the Suhum Aboabo Sonkor Presbyterian Basic School in the Eastern region, has been remanded into police custody.
Suhum police say Richard Djamgba’s teacher known only as “Sir Johnson” was arrested three days ago after he returned to the town on private business.
Sir Johnson, a Science teacher, in October last year, forced his pupil Richard Djamgba to climb a coconut
tree to pluck a fruit for him to quench his thirst.
He fell at least 15 feet from the tree and was left paralyzed. He developed urine retention and other complications.
Lack of funds deprived him of surgery at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital. Richard Djamgba died last weekend.
According to Joy News’ Eastern regional correspondent Kofi Siaw, the teacher was transferred out of the school following the incident.
But the police took advantage of his return to arrest him.
The previous charge of murder has been changed to exposure to danger.
Sir Johnson looked shaken and intimidated when he appeared at the Suhum magistrate court Thursday.
He was said to have come in the company of some teachers who were showing solidarity to him.
The court has now remanded him into custody to reappear on June 30.
Source: Myjoyonline.com
School heads found culpable in BECE leakage will be sanctioned – GES
The Acting Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Jacob Kor says there will be tough sanctions for teachers and headteachers who may be found culpable in the leakage of examination papers and other examination malpractices.
Speaking to journalists in the Volta Regional capital, Ho on the sidelines of a meeting with District Directors,
he indicated that teachers and headteachers who assist students during examinations cannot be left
unpunished.
He said a teacher in the Eastern region has already been sanctioned for helping a student to cheat in an examination.
The said teacher, according to him will face the regional disciplinary committee of the GES and as soon
as investigations are concluded, the appropriate action will be taken.
Jacob Kor said those who indulge in this act must be punished, adding that “let’s teach our generation the right thing, the truth nothing but the truth.
“If we encourage them to engage in examination malpractices, they will end up killing us the hospitals as quack doctors because they have not learnt enough”, he added.
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) Wednesday June 17, cancelled five papers in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) after a massive leakage was noticed.
A statement confirming the cancelation was released by the examination body Wednesday.
Signed by Mrs. Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, Deputy Director of Public Affairs, the statement listed the following papers as having been "compromised".
Meanwhile, some of the candidates say they are struggling to come to terms with the news that five papers they have written have been cancelled.
Some of them who spoke to Joy News’ Hannah Odame today at their examination centers say this will affect their preparation for the last two papers.
“I feel so bad. I couldn’t eat last night, some of my friends have fainted and are on admission at the hospital currently”, one student told Hannah when she was asked how she felt about the cancellation.
Some of the students who had gone to their various examination centres to write the French paper scheduled for this morning said they had no idea the papers had been cancelled.
Others pleaded with the Council to allow them write their papers because they had no hand in the leakage neither did they have any idea about it.
Source: Myjoyonline.com | Naa Sakwaba Akwa
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
United States and Ghana partner to improve child literacy
Accra, June 17, GNA - The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in collaboration with Ghana’s Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES) will launch the ‘Partnership for Education: Learning activity’, which will benefit over 2 million children in the country.
The programme would be implemented through a broad- based, national project that aligns with and helps to meet Ghana’s basic education priorities.
It is aimed at improving early grade primary school literacy and exploring ways to improve numeracy.
“This five-year partnership with FHI360 seeks to improve, expand, and sustain reading performance for primary school learners nationwide, with a special focus on children in kindergarten 1 through grade 3 (KG1-P3)”, said a release from the Public Affairs Section of the U.S Embassy in Accra signed by Zainab Mahama, and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA).
It further stated that, “Learning will bolster Ghana’s education sector human and institutional capacity to improve teaching excellence in early grade reading, support education systems to sustain reading outcomes and engage communities and parents to promote reading.”
The release explained that Learning is part of USAID’s integrated Partnership for Education Project, designed to support the Ministry of Education’s (MOE) primary school child literacy improvement plans and efforts, in partnership with key agencies, including GES, Universities and other affiliated Ghanaian organizations and institutions.
“With this launch, the Partnership for Education: Learning activity joins the recently awarded Partnership for Education: Evaluating Systems activity, focused on monitoring and evaluation systems strengthening, and the Partnership for Education: Testing activity, which will assess and measure students reading and mathematics performance through the Early grade Reading Assessment, the Early Grade Mathematics Assessment, and the National Education Assessment.”
USAID is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential.
Source: GNA
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Don’t Rely On Apor – BECE Candidates Warned
The Brong-Ahafo Regional Director of Education, Kwadwo Osei Assibey, has admonished candidates writing this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to refrain from examination malpractices.
Addressing candidates at various examination centres in the region during a tour on Monday, Mr Osei Assibey urged the candidates to be courageous and not panic since the exams is like the normal school examination they write.
However, he warned them not to resort to cheating because the law will deal drastically with anyone found indulging in examination malpractices.
Speaking to DAILY GUIDE, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Brong-Ahafo Region, Augustine Kusi, said the atmosphere was serene in all the centres visited by the regional directorate of education.
According to him, they have so far not recorded cases of mature students or pregnant female candidates writing the examination, indicating that there was minimal absenteeism in all the centres they visited.
41,026 candidates, made up of 22,278 males and 18,781 females, are writing the 2015 BECE examination in 155 centres in the Brong-Ahafo Region.
The examination which started yesterday will end on Friday, June 19. In all, 438,030 candidates, made up of 229,724 males and 208,306 females, are expected to write the examination in 1,546 centres across the country.
Source: Daily Guide
Addressing candidates at various examination centres in the region during a tour on Monday, Mr Osei Assibey urged the candidates to be courageous and not panic since the exams is like the normal school examination they write.
However, he warned them not to resort to cheating because the law will deal drastically with anyone found indulging in examination malpractices.
Speaking to DAILY GUIDE, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the Brong-Ahafo Region, Augustine Kusi, said the atmosphere was serene in all the centres visited by the regional directorate of education.
According to him, they have so far not recorded cases of mature students or pregnant female candidates writing the examination, indicating that there was minimal absenteeism in all the centres they visited.
41,026 candidates, made up of 22,278 males and 18,781 females, are writing the 2015 BECE examination in 155 centres in the Brong-Ahafo Region.
The examination which started yesterday will end on Friday, June 19. In all, 438,030 candidates, made up of 229,724 males and 208,306 females, are expected to write the examination in 1,546 centres across the country.
Source: Daily Guide
Ghana Education Service To Clamp Down On Age-Cheating Officials
The Ghana Education Service (GES), will soon enact a policy to regulate the dates of birth of teachers and other categories of staff in the education sector, Acting Director-General of GES, Dr. Jacob Kor has disclosed.
He noted that many employees of GES swore affidavits to change their birth certificates when they realized they were nearing retirement, or asked for extension of time after their retirement.
The Acting Director-General of Education, who disclosed this at a meeting with stakeholders in Education, as part of his maiden familiarization tour of the Central Region, expressed the hope that the new policy, when in force, would clean the sector of pensioners and pave way for young people.
The meeting was attended by Metropolitan, Municipal and District Directors of Education, as well as Heads of second cycle and basic schools, Managers of Unit Schools, representatives of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and labour unions.
Dr Kor admonished the educationists and other employees of GES to critically take into consideration their retirement, and plan adequately towards it, reminding them of the fact that “the positions they held were not their assets that would be with them forever.”
Dr Kor was worried of recent reports, which suggested that 46 per cent of teachers did not write lesson notes, and urged head teachers to discredit teachers who did not write lesson notes when they were due for promotion.
He also charged Headteachers of basic schools to strictly enforce the rules and regulations of GES, and show a strong sense of leadership in their schools.
Dr Kor disclosed that head teachers, teachers and other staff of GES would soon be made to sign performance contracts, which he believed would help address the falling standards of education.
The Acting Director-General said the performance contract would be used as a yardstick to either promote or demote staff of the service.
He, therefore, urged them to be abreast with the new rules and regulations of GES, to enable them to do what was expected of them.
Mrs. Mary Owusu Achiaw, Central Regional Director of Education, advised teachers to put in much efforts in the discharge of their duties, change their attitude and behaviour towards work.
She also urged District Education Directors to co-exist with the managers of unit schools to promote religious tolerance.
Source: GNA
He noted that many employees of GES swore affidavits to change their birth certificates when they realized they were nearing retirement, or asked for extension of time after their retirement.
The Acting Director-General of Education, who disclosed this at a meeting with stakeholders in Education, as part of his maiden familiarization tour of the Central Region, expressed the hope that the new policy, when in force, would clean the sector of pensioners and pave way for young people.
The meeting was attended by Metropolitan, Municipal and District Directors of Education, as well as Heads of second cycle and basic schools, Managers of Unit Schools, representatives of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and labour unions.
Dr Kor admonished the educationists and other employees of GES to critically take into consideration their retirement, and plan adequately towards it, reminding them of the fact that “the positions they held were not their assets that would be with them forever.”
Dr Kor was worried of recent reports, which suggested that 46 per cent of teachers did not write lesson notes, and urged head teachers to discredit teachers who did not write lesson notes when they were due for promotion.
He also charged Headteachers of basic schools to strictly enforce the rules and regulations of GES, and show a strong sense of leadership in their schools.
Dr Kor disclosed that head teachers, teachers and other staff of GES would soon be made to sign performance contracts, which he believed would help address the falling standards of education.
The Acting Director-General said the performance contract would be used as a yardstick to either promote or demote staff of the service.
He, therefore, urged them to be abreast with the new rules and regulations of GES, to enable them to do what was expected of them.
Mrs. Mary Owusu Achiaw, Central Regional Director of Education, advised teachers to put in much efforts in the discharge of their duties, change their attitude and behaviour towards work.
She also urged District Education Directors to co-exist with the managers of unit schools to promote religious tolerance.
Source: GNA
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