Category: Education

Preparing Students for Success: Women’s Network for Peace Ghana Donates Educational Items to Icon International School

In a heartwarming display of community support, the Women’s Network for Peace Ghana (WNPG) has made a generous donation of educational items to Icon International School, ahead of the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) organized by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). The donation, which included mathematical sets, pens, […]

AFRICAN EDUCATION MINISTERS LOOK TO “SCALE UP” EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS “FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN OF AFRICA”

23 May, London, UK: The Global Schools Forum—alongside the IDP Foundation, Jacobs Foundation, and Vitol Foundation—hosted a side event this week (21 May, 2024) where a number of African education ministers committed to investing more time, money, and energy into working with non-state actors in education to achieve greater learning […]

Cambridge launches its first education programme for 3- to 6-year-olds in Ghana

Worlds largest provider of international education for 5- to 19-year-olds offers early years programme for the first time in Ghana. New programme includes play-based learning that helps children flourish inside and outside the classroom. Accra, 7 November 2023 Cambridge, the worlds largest provider of international education programmes, is launching its […]

Open Institute Of Technology Introduces International Distance-Learning IT Degrees To Africa

Open Institute of Technology (OPIT), a European accredited Higher Education institution under the European Qualification Framework (EQF), has launched two online Degrees in Information Technology for students and professionals in Africa and across the world. For its maiden academic year starting September 2023, OPIT looks forward to welcoming students from […]

Teachers worried over delays in Tier-Two Pension payments

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) asked the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations to open the window for base pay negotiations by November 2022. The GNAT is worried, the Ghana Education Service’s reluctance to promote teachers and members of the association to their designated ranks is causing increased […]

Teachers fight GES over delayed promotions

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) is worried, the Ghana Education Service’s reluctance to promote teachers and members of the association to their designated ranks is causing increased agitation among its rank and file. GNAT at its 2022 national council meeting indicated this including “delays in supplying laptops, allowances […]