Often, due to the need for children to acquire knowledge and skills in order to become better people in the future, parents enroll their very young children in school, thus, entrusting their safety to the hands of school authorities. But how safe are kids when they are left in the hands of school authorities?Continue Reading
The College of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG) has declared a nationwide strike effective Tuesday, 12th April 2022. In a letter signed by National Secretary, Samuel Opoku and the National President, Frederick Forkuo Yeboah on 4th April 2022 the indefinite strike will affect all the Forty-six (46) Public Colleges of Education.Continue Reading
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has issued an update on One-Teacher One-Laptop distributions. In a statement, the General Secretary of GNAT, Mr. Thomas Musah Tanko has explained that news in the media alleging that, his outfit said all teachers in the country have received the laptop is palpable false.Continue Reading
A Junior High School (JHS) graduate has contemplated suicide after unsuccessful attempts to secure a school through the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS). In an interview with JoyNews at the GNAT Hall on Tuesday, Elvis Dzagba, the father of the student explained that his daughter attempted to take her own life after she discovered that none of her preferred schools was given to her.Continue Reading
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The 2022 online admission process for BECE graduates into Senior High Schools (SHS)/ Senior High Technical Schools (SHTS) and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutes has been released for all BECE graduates.Continue Reading
Applications are invited from qualified PhD candidates for the three to four-month fellowship tenable at the University of Jyvaskyla (JYU), Finland.Continue Reading
The management of the University of Education, Winneba has announced for the information of the general public a schedule for the 2021/2022 matriculation ceremony.Continue Reading
The largest teacher union in Ghana sent a strong signal to the Ghana Education Service that any attempt to get certain category of Staff to pay rent will be resisted fiercely. The association was reacting to a circular signed by Mrs. Felicia Agyeibea Okai Continue Reading
Lawyer Sammy Darko has listed nine things to do if faced with an arrest situation. He says to protect your rights;Continue Reading
Addressing students, authorities and participants during the 70th anniversary celebration of Fijai Senior High School in Takoradi in the Western Region, the Vice President said that he will launch a digitised School Feeding Programme next month to track the number of students fed, the menu on daily basis to avoid future embezzlement of funds of the Programme.Continue Reading
Outspoken Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Ghana and Secretary of the University of Ghana branch of the University Teacher’s Association of Ghana (UTAG), Ransford Gyampo has disagreed with an assertion by UTAG National Secretary Dr. Asare Asante that UTAG has resolved its impasse with the Government of Ghana regarding conditions of service for which UTAG went on strike.Continue Reading
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Abednego F. O. Amartey, has charged newly-admitted students to be guided by the University’s values of integrity, service, responsibility and respect for one another as they embark on their new journeys.Continue Reading
The Local Tertiary awards are in form payment of Thesis and Bursary grants to Postgraduate Students in the Public Tertiary Institutions in Ghana.Continue Reading
The management of the University of Education, Winneba has served notice to commence lectures with effect from Thursday, 3rd March 2021.Continue Reading
The President of National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Mr. Angel Carbonu, has stated that there is tension among public workers Continue Reading
The Council says it has also withheld the subject results of 148 candidates and the entire results of 109 candidates pending the conclusion of investigations into various cases of alleged examination malpractice. Also, 138 candidates who sat for the examination had some subject results canceled for bringing foreign materials into the examination hall or colluding with other candidates.Continue Reading
African Examination Council has released the 2021 BECE results. The statement added that the results will be dispatched to the schools through the Metropolitan/Municipal/District Directors of Education.Continue Reading
One Hundred and Seven members of the UPSA-UTAG, out of the total of 170 members voted on Friday, February 25 to reject the suspension while 63 voted in favour. Earlier, the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) chapter of UTAG also rejected the decision to suspend the strike making it the first member to do so. The University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) branch of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has rejected the decision by the National Executive Committee (NEC) to suspend the strike.Continue Reading
At an emergency meeting, the National Executive Council of UTAG decided to suspend its strike action pending voting by its membership as to whether they accept the decision or not. Seven 7 Branches of Public Universities under the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have so far rejected the decision of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Association to call off its nationwide strike action.Continue Reading
Lecturers at KNUST on Friday the 25th February 2022 voted against the suspension of industrial action by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). In anticipation of a favorable outcome, the University authority announced the resumption of academic activities on Thursday. But the lecture halls have remained empty to the disappointment of students. The University’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Norris Bekoe, encouraged the students to have hope.Continue Reading
wrote a strong worded letter to the Minister of Education and other related agencies protesting about the introduction of entrance examinationContinue Reading
Students who lack English and maths GCSEs, or two A-levels at grade E, would not qualify for a student loan in England, under new plans.Continue Reading
The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University (KNUST) of Science and Technology has announced that Lectures for the 2022 Academic Year will begin on Thursday, February 24, 2022.Continue Reading
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of UTAG held an emergency meeting on 21st February, 2022 at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) to deliberate on the way forward regarding the withdrawal of teaching and related services on the various campuses.Continue Reading
Following the announcement and opening of nominations for Ghana Teachers’ prize 2022, BAKNewsChannel provides you with the selection criteria and eligibility for the Ghana Teachers prize, 2022. Read the full eligibility and selection criteria for the teaching category below;Continue Reading
There is a fully funded scholarship opportunity at the York University, Canada for the 2022 academic year. Continue Reading
The 2022 Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) scholarship application is open to qualified Ghanaian students pursuing Undergraduate and HND courses in any accredited public tertiary institution in Ghana.Continue Reading
The National Teaching Council (NTC), organizers of the Ghana Teacher Prize, on Monday, February 07, 2022 officially opened the portal for applications and nominations for the 2022 Ghana Teacher Prize.Continue Reading
As announced by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission in collaboration with Principals Conference (PRINCOF),the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, under the Ministry of Education has released the full list of Colleges of Education in Ghana that offer Technical and Vocational Education and Trianing (TVET). Continue Reading
Rev. Michael Appiah, the Eastern Regional Trustee of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has compiled some facts about GNAT Teachers Fund for teachers. According to him, the leadership of GNAT are too busy working for members and so do not have the time talking about other Unions. Because it is only when a union leader or member has nothing to say about his Union that he goes about attacking or talking other unions.Continue Reading
French Ambassador to Ghana, Anne Sophie-Ave, has advised young Ghanaians to stay home and build Ghana because there is no place like home. She made the comments while addressing students this week (February 17, 2022) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.Continue Reading
Out of forty-six (46) Accredited Public Colleges of Education in Ghana currently, six (6) of them have been affiliated to the University for Development Studies (UDS) to offer the Bachelor of Degree Programme.Continue Reading
The Colleges were classified by Ghana Tertiary Education Commission in Collaboration with Principals Conference of Colleges Education (PRINCOF). University of Education, Winneba have eight (8) affiliated Colleges of Education in Ghana.Continue Reading
There are five (5) Colleges of Education affiliated to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi as announced by PRINCOF in collaboration with Ghana Tertiary Education Commission. The affiliated Colleges offer Primary Education, Junior High School Education and Early Grade Education.Continue Reading
The National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) now Ghana Tertiary Education Commission in collaboration with Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF) have announced the list of Accredited Public Colleges of Education placed under University of Ghana (UG) . Out of the Forty-six (46) Accredited Public Colleges of Education , six (6) were placed under University of Ghana (UG) to run the Bachelor of Degree in Basic Education Programmes.Continue Reading
Out of forty-six (46) Colleges,a total of fourteen (14) Accredited Public Colleges of Education have been put under University of Cape Coast (UCC) to offer the Bachelor of Degree in Basic Education Programmes. The classification was done by the National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) now Ghana Tertiary Education Commission in collaboration with Conference of Principals of Colleges of Education (PRINCOF).Continue Reading
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The National Association of Teachers (NAGRAT) has raised concerns about challenges currently being faced by first and second cycle institutions in the country.Continue Reading
According to the rankings, the University of Ghana is 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa and 1,121 in the world out of a total of 31,000 higher educational institutions from more than 200 countries.Continue Reading
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has succeeded in securing an injunction on the strike by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG).Continue Reading
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mawutor Avoke and his team will pay familiarization visit to Faculties on the two campuses of the UniversityContinue Reading
A resident of Darkuman in Accra, by name, Emmanuel Ansong Baah, who is suing in his capacity as a Ghanaian, is asking the Supreme Court to quash the decision of the Winneba High Court ordering the UEW to reinstate Prof Avoke.Continue Reading
A meeting between the government and the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has ended in deadlock after both parties seem to have taken entrenched positions in the ongoing negotiations.Continue Reading
A statement issued on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, by EduWatch said it will be in the best interest of students; especially, freshmen and their families for the schools to be closed down because there is no closure to the impasse now.Continue Reading
The Government, as part of its educational reforms, will introduce aeronautics and aerospace engineering courses in secondary education to develop the creative ability of students and improve on the science to humanities ratio. Other courses include environmental science, computer science, manufacturing, biomedical sciences, agricultural sciences, global studies and creative arts.Continue Reading
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has cancelled its scheduled meeting with the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and other parties involved in the ongoing strike by the University Teachers. The meeting was scheduled to have taken place on February 7, 2022 at 11 am after the High Court had ordered both parties to settle the matter out of court.Continue Reading
In a brief remark, Monday morning after the University Council introduced him as the substantive Vice-Chancellor to start work, Prof Avoke said: “What is urgently required at the University of Education today is unity, reconciliation and peaceContinue Reading
The leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) says it declined to meet with the National Labour Commission (NLC) when it invited them for a meeting to meet with their employer tomorrow, Tuesday, February 8, 2022, over their demands.Continue Reading
The Effutu municipal assembly has written to the Winneba police command to request for security for reinstated vice chancellor of the university of education, Winneba, Professor Mawutor Avoke.Continue Reading
