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Quick facts about the 1 Student - 1 Tablet Project

By Abdul-Latif Ahmed - March 25, 2024

Some quick facts about the 1 student 1 tablet project under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia A total of 1.3m tablets is currently available in stock to ensure every student gets 1. The tablets have a hybrid power system, electric charging and solar system to ensure that all period round it can be used. The tablets can be used both online and offline The tablets can support SIM cards and operate on an Android 12 operating system. It comes with hardware components that support its use. All tablets are programmed with offline textbooks, lesson notes, past questions and other research materials to make learning easy. All tablets have lesson videos and can connect to online learning platforms and lessons. You can’t miss any topic with it. In the case of a missing tablet, all tablets would be insured, and each tablet has tracking software. The tablet can be disenabled in case it is not found. We have set up 24/7 online and in-person support, at...

GES Boss Congratulates three students for taking all top three (3) WAEC awards

By Abdul-Latif Ahmed - March 22, 2024

Congratulations to three of our own for taking all top three (3) awards at the just ended 2023 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) International Excellence Awards. The three outstanding students were awarded at the 72nd Annual Council Meeting in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Tuesday, 19th March 2024. Tuesday was a historic day for me and the Ghanaian delegation who cheered our students on to receive the first, second and third place awards. The award winners are: Amo-Kodieh Leonard Kofi Marton, St James Seminary Senior High School (Overall Best Student) Dzandu Selorm, Labone Senior High School (Second place) Daniel Asenso-Gyambibi also from St James Seminary Senior High School (Third place) The International Excellence Awards for WASCCE for School Candidates are presented to the three (3) overall best candidates from the member countries that subscribe to the WASSCE, namely the Gambia, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. Congratulations Leonard, Selorm and Daniel! Ghana is proud of you...

GES instructs schools to remain open despite teacher strike

By Abdul-Latif Ahmed - March 21, 2024

Dr. Eric Nkansah - GES Director General The Ghana Education Service (GES) has instructed heads of schools not to close down their institutions in spite of the ongoing teachers' strike. This directive comes after the leaders of three pre-tertiary unions in the country— Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana (CCT-GH), declared a nationwide strike on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in Accra. The unions attributed to the failure of the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to address concerns affecting teacher’s condition of service. The directive was contained in a statement signed by the Head of Public Relations of GES, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The GES has further directed all heads of Kindergartens, Primary, Junior and Secondary schools to ensure the safety and well-being of all students in schools. The GES also urged paren...