Moreover results released by the National
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 10:49 am
Basic education serves as the foundation for all levels of education; if the foundations are weak, the performance of other levels of education will be negatively affected.’
Teaching Council in Ghana indicated that out of 20,181 teachers who sat the 2023 Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE), 10,625 passed (52.6 per cent) and 9,556 failed (47.4 per cent) (Arthur, 2023). Those who passed the licensure exam are posted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to practise teaching in their assigned basic schools; those who failed are given another opportunity to take the licensure exam. Teachers who graduate from these training colleges are reluctant to spain email list offer their services in remote communities due to poor conditions of services, low salaries, and a lack of governmental support and materials that will enhance their productivity.
In December 2023, the government had to use GH¢20 million to settle capitation grant arrears for public basic schools across the country (Okine, 2023). The capitation grant was introduced to increase access to school by replacing payment of school fees. However, payment was in arrears between 2021 and 2022 (Longdon, 2023), which raises questions about the effectiveness and performance of public basic education in these years since there was no grant to finance most basic schools.
Teaching Council in Ghana indicated that out of 20,181 teachers who sat the 2023 Ghana Teacher Licensure Examination (GTLE), 10,625 passed (52.6 per cent) and 9,556 failed (47.4 per cent) (Arthur, 2023). Those who passed the licensure exam are posted by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to practise teaching in their assigned basic schools; those who failed are given another opportunity to take the licensure exam. Teachers who graduate from these training colleges are reluctant to spain email list offer their services in remote communities due to poor conditions of services, low salaries, and a lack of governmental support and materials that will enhance their productivity.
In December 2023, the government had to use GH¢20 million to settle capitation grant arrears for public basic schools across the country (Okine, 2023). The capitation grant was introduced to increase access to school by replacing payment of school fees. However, payment was in arrears between 2021 and 2022 (Longdon, 2023), which raises questions about the effectiveness and performance of public basic education in these years since there was no grant to finance most basic schools.