44: Ghanaian Education Weekly Review (7/10 – 7/16)

First Lady applauds womens’ contributions to education in Ghana

Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady of Ghana, took some time to publicly appreciate all the work women have done to move education forward in Ghana. Speaking at an event to commemorate The Ridge Church School’s development, Akufo-Addo highlighted the infrastructure and academic development taking place at schools headed by women.

 

GES to become more responsive

Samuel Ntow, Director for Private Schools in the Ghana Education Service (GES), has stated the GES’s intentions to become more responsive. “GES is in the process of restructuring its operations to be in line with the educational policy initiatives and programs of government… The Curriculum and Research Development Division and the Teacher Education Division (TED), for instance, have now been merged with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment and the National Teaching Council (NTC) respectively to facilitate the production of good-quality instructional materials and teachers for ours schools and institutions,” he explained. These types of structural efficiencies are a welcome change and will become increasingly important, as the need for a nimble bureaucracy grows with technology.

 

Also…

The government has announced the governing councils for seven public universities, including the University of Ghana, the University of Cape Coast, and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).

Ministry of Education (MoE) inaugurated a National Inspection Board (NIB) to provide accountability and transparency in the education system.

Editorial about the importance of the USAID/GES reading movement in basic schools.

Op-ed about a girl’s experience in Ghana looks at the importance of sexual health education in school.

Jackson College of Education (JCE) has introduced new courses on Early Childhood and French Education—seems some are preparing for, or responding to, increased demand for French teachers.