The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa has visited some Senior high schools in the Eastern region to get first-hand information about the free Senior high school program.
The DG visited Achiase SHS, Aperade SHSTS, and Akim Swedru SHS as part of his school’s monitoring schedule.
The DG met the management and staff of each school as well as form three (3) students preparing to write 2021 WASSCE.
Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa commended management and staff on their contributions to the development of the students as well as their performances in the WASSCE last year despite their many challenges. The DG urged the teachers to continue with their good works and assured the teachers that their intervention allowance is being worked on and will be paid soon.
The DG said that because of the COVID, the Management of GES could not organize the annual workshop for core subject teachers, however, master trainers have been put together to do a recording of lessons in the core subjects which will be given to schools to aid teaching and learning.
Prof Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa in his address to the form three students encouraged the finalists to be diligent in their preparations. He counseled the students to eschew in-disciplinary conduct. “Try and overcome distractions. Remain focused on the ultimate goal as you take full advantage of the free SHS policy for your future success”, Prof Opoku-Amankwa said.
The heads, staff, and final year students of the three schools on their part, commended the Director-General for selecting their schools to be part of the ‘Special DG Intervention’.
The Special DG Intervention is an initiative out of DG’s resources under which experienced and retired teachers have been hired to support teachers and final year students in the core subjects.
The gesture has so far been extended to the following five SHSs: Suhum SHSTS, Bodwesango SHS, Aperade SHSTS, Achiase SHS, and Akim Swedru SHS.
Source: Mybrytfmonline.com
