Ghana Education Service Archives

12 Aug

Ghana Education Service Rewards Teacher With A Car For Outstanding Performance

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Terkpetey Michael, a dedicated tutor at Abuakwa State College, has been named the overall best teacher at the Ghana Education Service (GES) Outstanding Achievement Awards held in Koforidua. The 40-year-old Economics teacher, who has devoted 15 years to education, was celebrated for his hard work and creativity. Michael received a brand-new saloon car, generously donated by Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, the NPP Parliamentary Candidate for Abuakwa North Constituency. The event, themed ‘Inspiring Change: Recovery Begins with Teachers,’ organized by the Eastern Regional Education Directorate aims to recognize and celebrate the exceptional efforts of educators in the Region. The ceremony saw 66…

07 Jun

GES Introduces Tug Of War And Pillow Fight In Basic And Second Cycle Schools

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The Ghana Education Service has introduced the sports of Tug of War and Pillow Fight at the Pre-Tertiary Education level. This comes after the Ghana Tug of War and Pillow Fight Federation wrote to GES requesting official approval for the sports to be introduced in basic schools. The GES following the approval, entreated the Federation to liaise with the PE & Sports Unit to enable to enable the Federation plan and organize how to roll out programmes and activities for the introduction of the two (2) sports to unearth, nurture young talents and encourage them to participate in our Districts…

23 Sep

MoE, GES Zoomlion Start 3rd Phase Of Disinfection Exercise in SHSs

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The Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ghana Education Service (GES), in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has begun phase three of the national disinfection exercise of senior high schools (SHSs) across the country. The seven-day exercise, which kick-started simultaneously yesterday with SHSs in four regions—Greater Accra, Central, Eastern and Upper West—was to pave way for the reopening of SHSs for Form Two students on October 5th, 2020. It formed part of the government's measures in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Greater Accra Region, some of the schools that were disinfected on the first day were Accra Wesley Girls'…

25 Aug

Ashesi University Benefits From 2nd Disinfection

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Ashesi University, a private university located in Berekuso in the Eastern Region, Monday benefited from the second phase of the on-going national disinfection exercise in tertiary institutions across the country. The exercise, which started at 9:00 a.m., was carried out by Zoomlion Ghana Limited, in partnership with the Ministry of Education (MoE) and Ghana Education Service (GES). It was in line with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo's directive to the MoE and GES to ensure that tertiary institutions were disinfected before reopening on Monday, August 24th, 2020, against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). For the smooth execution of the exercise,…