EDUCATION ANNUAL REPORT

The Directorate consists of fourteen (14) Municipals and nineteen (19) Districts totalling thirty-three 33 There are also nine (9) Educational Units headed by Regional Managers.

On the 24^th of January, 2023, the Leadership of the Region changed hands from Mrs Margaret Nsiah Asamoah who was due for compulsory retirement to Mrs Ivy Asantewa Owusu who had been posted from the Bono Region to the Eastern Region as the substantive Regional Director.

The Regional Directorate is organized in Units which coordinate the activities in the Region. These are Audit, Human Resource Management and Development, Inspectorate and Monitoring, Planning and Statistics, Accounts, Budget, Administration and Logistics.

VISION

Our Vision as a Directorate is to aspire to be among the best regions in Ghana for quality education delivery at the pre-tertiary level to produce responsible citizens.

MISSION

Our Mission is to provide quality pre-tertiary education with particular emphasis on academic excellence while harnessing available resources in concert with stakeholders in education.

 

CORE VALUES

Our Values are integrity, professionalism and hard work.

Policy Goals

• Quality Education
• Educational Management
• Science, Technology, Technical and Vocational Education and Training
• Equitable Access to Education

Key Strategic Priorities

• Close gaps in educational attainments by improving pedagogical skills of teachers.
• Collaborate across districts/ schools to boost students’ confidence, increase expectation and celebrate successes as a region and in individual schools.
• Enhance supervision to raise standards in teaching and learning.
• Introduce comprehensive school self-evaluation processes to help identify weaknesses and strengths, in designing improvement plan for remediation.
• Ensure the proficient application of technology in education.
• Ensure effective leadership by school heads (with clear vision and mission statements of their schools in line with the GES standards).

EQUITY AND ACCESS

 

Number Of Schools (Data)

 

K G	PRIMARY	J H S	SPECIAL SCHS	S H S	T V E T	GRAND TOTAL
1824	1884	1449	5	94	–          –	5256

 

SCHOOL ENROLMENT DATA

LEVELS	BOYS	GIRLS	TOTAL
K G	56621	54193	110814
PRIMARY	160633	150411	311044
J H S	69162	65721	134883
S H S	79108	86063	165171
TOTAL	365524	356388	721912

 

 

QUALITY

 

Staffing              

TEACHING STAFF

	TRAINED			UNTRAINED
LEVELS	MALES	FEMALES	TOTAL	MALES	FEMALES	TOTAL	GRAND TOTAL
K G	446	3762	4208	89	441	530	4738
PRIMARY	5729	5605	11334	376	178	554	11888
J H S	6344	3160	9504	328	81	409	9913
S H S	4508	1742	6250	1150	356	1511	7761
T OTAL	17027	14269	31296	1943	1056	3004	34300

              

 

 NON-TEACHING STAFF                                                                        

LEVELS	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
K G	27	88	115
PRIMARY	17	0	17
J H S	14	0	14
S H S	2161	1828	3989
TOTAL	2219	1916	4135

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(KEY ACTIVITIES)

 

STORES

These are the details of items received and distributed within the period under review in a tabular form.

NATIONAL DIGITAL LITERACY PROJECT MATERIALS

S/N	ITEM RECEIVED	QUANTITY RECEIVED	DATE RECEIVED	REMARKS
1	TABLETS	2850	12/04/23	DISTRIBUTED
2	LAPTOP	57	12/04/23	DISTRIBUTED
3	CAP	57	12/04/23	DISTRIBUTED
4	ELECTRONIC KIT	570	12/04/23	DISTRIBUTED
5	I O- BOT	570	12/04/23	DISTRIBUTED
6	PROJECTOR	57	12/04/23	DISTRIBUTED
7	CHARGING CABINET	228	12/04/23	DISTRIBUTED

EXERCISE BOOKS

S/N	QUANTITY RECEIVED	DATE RECEIVED	REMARKS
1	111,128	20/04/23	DISTRIBUTED
2	11,400	20/04/23	DISTRIBUTED
3	330,537	30/O4/23	DISTRIBUTED
4	377,757	22/7/23	DISTRIBUTED

 

NOTE BOOK

S/N	QUANTITY RECEIVED	DATE RECEIVED	REMARKS
1	37,088	05/05/23	DISTRIBUTED
2.	37,088	20/05/23	DISTRIBUTED
3	125,919	20/06/23	DISTRIBUTED
4.	128,987	22/06/23	DISTRIBUTION ONGOING

CORE MATH TEXT BOOK (TEACHERS GUIDE)

1	ITEMS RECEIVED	QUANTITY RECEIVED	DATE RECEIVED	REMARKS
2	ESSENCE NEW BASIC MAHS T. G. 3	49	20/04/23	DISTRIBUTED
3	ESSENCE NEW BASIC MATHS T. G 5	43	20/04/23	DISTRIBUTED

 

HAND WRITING PRACTICING BOOK

S/N	QUANTITY RECEIVED	DATE RECEIVED	REMARKS
1.	50,453	11/05/2023	DISTRIBUTION ONGOING

 

 

1. E KITS

1.	QUANTITY RECEIVED	DATE RECEIVED	REMARKS
2.	18, 363	11/05/23	DISTRIBUTED
3.	18,363	11/05/23	DISTRIBUTED
4.	20,986	13/06/23	DISTRIBUTION ONGOING
5.	20,087	13/06/23	DISTRIBUTION ONGOING

WHITE BOARD MARKER

S/N	QUANTITY RECEIVED	DATE RECIEVED	REMARKS
1.	11,040	17/05/23	DISTRIBUTION ONGOING

COMPLEMENTARY READERS

S/N	ITEM RECEIVED	QUANTITY RECEIVED	DATE RECEIVED	REMARKS
1	WITCHES OF HONOR	3844	29/05/23	PARTLY DISTRIBUTED
2	THE SMART WITCHES CLUB	3844	29/05/23	PARTLY DISTRIBUTED
3	A BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER	3844	29/05/23	PARTLY DISTRIBUTED
4	BORN TO PLAY	3844	29/05/23	PARTLY DISTRIBUTED
5	CLOSE ENEMIES		29/05/23	PARTLY DISTRIBUTED
6	THE HUNT		29/05/23	PARTLY DISTRIBUTED
7	THE ADVENTURE OF KOFI AND HAWA		29/05/23	PARTLY DISTRIBUTED

 

 

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REVISION BOOK

S/N	QUANTITY RECEIVED	DATE RECEIVED	REMARKS
1	115,887	27/06/23	YET TO BE DISTRIBUTED

 

 

CORE MATHS TEXT BOOK

S/N	ITEM RECEIVED	QUANTITY RECEIVED	DATE RECIVED	REMARKS
1.	CORE MATHS BOOK 1	7373	29/06/23	YET TO BE DISTRIBUTED
2.	CORE MATHS BOOK 2	6622	29/06/23	YET TO BE DISTRIBUTED

 

INSPECTORATE UNIT

Physical Education

Technical meetings for the various levels and events were held during the year under review. Highlight among them were the successful organization of the U-13 and U-15 soccer Championships.

There was also 66^th Independence Anniversary Celebration as well as Regional Cadet Corps Activities. These included the National/ Central sector drills and band competition held in Kumasi for which the Region came first.

The Municipal PE Coordinator in the course of the quarter organized sporting competition in eight zones. The zones selected competitors for soccer and athletics.

Inter-school sports festival

At Ayensuano district, U12 and U15 games were held at the various circuit centers to select contingent for the district.

 

Monitoring and Inspection of Schools

The Secondary school improvement program was rolled out nationwide. Mangoase SHS, Koforidua SHTS, Abomosu STEM SHS, Okuapeman School, Mampong School for the Deaf and Mamfe Methodist Girls School had been selected for the Pilot program. The program was being supported by T-Tel. In July 2023 the Regional Oversight Committee was constituted and monthly meetings were held to update members and also identify workable solutions to issues. At the moment PLC is institutionalized in all schools, especially, the second cycle schools.

 

Basic/SHS Activities

27^th. National inter-school and District Quiz 2023 in respect of the 66^th. Independence Anniversary celebrations. Zonal (Regional) Sub-District quizzes were organised on Monday 16^th. and 17^th. January, 2023, respectively. Southern Zone Debate was organized at Sefwi Man SHS in the Western North on 3^rd February, 2023. Schools invited were: – 1. Ofori Panin SHS(Eastern), 2. Chemu SHS (G. Accra), Nkwanta SHS (Oti), Bishop Herman College (Volta), Sefwi Yawso (westernNorth), Takoradi SHS (Western), Mfantseman School (Central), Tweneboah Koduah (Ashanti), Mfantsemsn School emerged winners and was to represent the southern zone.

 

Activities Of Circuit Supervisors

Brief Visits; Circuit Supervisors did a minimum of three visits each to the schools in their circuits. Activities covered during their visits include data collection, monitoring of teachers’ and pupils’ attendance, checking of teachers’ lesson notes, observing lesson presentation and work output. They also took part in PTA meetings to explain government policies and parental responsibilities.

 

Comprehensive Visits; During the period under review the Unit head with support from other Coordinators undertook comprehensive inspection in private schools with the view of grading and licensing the schools in some of the districts.

 

Monitoring Of Teaching and Learning

All the S and Ms monitored teachers’ regularity and punctuality to schools and organization of Professional Learning Centres (PLC) in schools.

The circuit supervisors visited some schools in their circuits to monitor teaching and learning with emphasis on teacher’s lesson presentation in the classroom. Some of the teachers demonstrated mastery of subject matter and gave supportive feedback to pupils who made wrong responses.  Pupils actively participated in the lesson delivery.

However, circuit supervisors observed that most of the teachers were not using teaching and learning resources (TLRs) in their lesson delivery. Teachers concerned were urged to use TLRs or use resources found in the environment to improvise sophisticated teaching and learning resources to be used during lesson delivery.

 

In-Service Training and Education (INSET)

Circuit Supervisors also ensured that Head teachers and Curriculum Leaders organize Professional Learning Centre (PLC) activities in all Primary and Kindergarten every Wednesday between the hours of 2:00pm and 3:00pm.

Generally, reading abilities of primary school pupils have improved tremendously due to the numerous literacy strategies such as literacy boost, by World Vision, KOICA and Jolly Phonics.

 

Cluster Based Continuous Professional Development Day (CPDD)

 

Before the first ever National Teaching Standards Day, the Training Officer and his team of trainers had a day’s briefing session with all Circuit Supervisors and the other field officers on the National Teaching standards.  After this, there were allocation of cluster centres, grouping of facilitators and the distribution of resource materials. The regional inspectorate team visited selected schools within the New Juaben North and South Municipalities.

Girl-Child Education

During the year under review, (January 3-7). the Unit had a sensitization exercise with Muslim Relief Association of Ghana for Zongo Communities for East Akim, Kwaebibirem and Fanteakwa North Districts on the prevention of pregnancy and re-entry after child-birth.

The officer again monitored life-skills programs in Akyemensa and Upper Manya Districts from 29^th. June to 7^th. July, 2023. The Ghana Education Service, through the Girl-Child Unit sought assistance from UNICEF and introduced the program. It is aimed at equipping adolescent girls with the requisite information on basic life-skills and groom them to become future leaders.

Furthermore, on 5^th. September,2023, the Unit organised a capacity building workshop for District Girls Education Officers on Educational Indicators at the Regional Health Directorates Conference room. This is to sharpen the skills of Girls Education Officers to be able to interpret and understand data properly.

From 14^th-18^th. August, 2023, the officer, in the company of other officers, attended a workshop on Child and Forced Labour for selected Regions in Kumasi. This was to deepen the understanding of officers on child labor issues in cocoa growing areas.

The Unit, in collaboration, with the SHEP Unit organised a day’s Seminar each for students of New Juaben SHS and Suhum SHTS on 19^th. and 20^th. October 2023 respectively. The Unit also celebrated the World Menstrual Hygiene Day which was celebrated at Dominase in the Fanteakwa District.

 

At Birim North District, The Girl Child Education officer visited some churches and attended PTA meetings to sensitize all parents and other stakeholders to provide the needs of the girl child in order to curb the increase in teenage pregnancy cases in the district.

 

Science Technology Mathematics Innovation and Engineering (STMIE)

 

STEM/STMIE Education;

As part of the Regional Level activities for the Girls STEM by KOICA Project, the Regional Level monitoring of KOICA activities in project districts was conducted from 6^th to 15^th June, 2023.

The monitoring exercise was meant to evaluate and provide support on activities ongoing in project districts.

The Regional Team visited several schools to interact with the Headteachers, Maths and Science Teachers, Students and Gender-Club Teachers. The Regional team was also present a review meeting held in each of the project districts.

The Eastern Regional Qualifiers of the 2023 National Science and Maths Quiz was held from 17^th-21^st June, 2023 at the Ascension Hall (Presbyterian Church), Koforidua. The competition begins at 9:00am each day and sixty (62) Senior High Schools forming 15 groups contested in the qualifiers where winners in each group qualified to nationals.  Schools that qualified with less than 40 points received GH?1,000.00 and GH?1,500.00 to schools that qualified with more than 40 points. All other contestants were also given certificates.

List of Qualified Schools:  Nkwatia Presby SHS, Koforidua SHTS, Krobo Girls SHS, Asamankese SHS, Mamfe Meth. Girls SHS, Okuapemman SHS, Oti Boateng SHS, Aburi Girls SHS, Ofori Panin SHS, Yilo Krobo SHS, St. Peter’s SHS, Oda SHS, Mpraeso SHS, Nifa SHS and Abuakwa State College.

Four (4) Seeded Schools: Pope John SHS, Ghana SHS, Presby SHTS, Aburi and Presby SHS, Abetifi

 

Renewable Energy Challenge

The Senior High School Renewable Energy Challenge was initiated by the Energy Commission in collaboration with Ghana Education Service with the aim of fostering an interest in renewable energy in students of second-cycle institutions. The challenge seeks to provide education and awareness, promote research and innovation in renewable energy, clean energy and energy efficiency among the various senior high and technical schools in the country. The challenge was also meant to highlight innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects by Senior High School students and provides a platform for the exhibition of their projects.

Ten Senior High Schools (Okuapemman School, Aburi Girls SHS, Fodoa Comm. Day SHS, Mamfe Meth. Girls SHS, St. Roses SHS, Oyoko Methodist SHS, Kwahu Ridge SHS, New Juaben SHS, Pope John SHS, Suhum SHTS) in the Eastern Region participated in this year’s competition on the theme; “Mechanised Small-Scale Agriculture Using Renewable Energy Technologies”. Okuapemman School won the day.

 

Zonal Competition of the Energy Commissions’ SHS Renewable Energy Challenge

The Zonal Competition of the 4^th Edition of the Energy Commissions’ SHS Renewable Energy Challenge was held on 14th August, 2023 at the Sunset Hotel in Kumasi.  The challenge began at exactly 9:30am and ended at 3:00pm. Eight regions namely; (Volta-Sogakope SHS, Ashanti-Yaa Asantewaa Girls SHS, Western-Ghana SHTS, Central-Mfanteman Girls, Greater Accra-Presec, Legon, Eastern-Okuapemman School, Western North-Sefwi Bekwai SHS, Oti-Nkwanta Community SHS) competed in the southern zone challenge.

Regional Championship of Junior Science and Maths Quiz, 2023

 

As part of the measures to improve the performance of learners in Science and Mathematics, the Regional Education Directorate organized the second edition of the Regional Championship of the Junior Science and Maths Quiz (JSMQ) for Junior High Schools. The competition and was held on 23^rd August, 2023 at the Eastern Regional Library Conference Room, Koforidua.

 

The aim was to promote the study of Science and Mathematics and help learners develop critical thinking and scientific minds. Thirteen (13) districts/municipals namely; (Birim North, Suhum, Upper West Akim, Atiwa West, Fanteakwa North, Kwahu West, New Juaben South, Nsawam, Asene Manso Akroso, Abuakwa North, Okere, Denkyembour and West Akim) participated in this year’s contest were Abuakwa North emerged winners.

 

School Health Education Programme (SHEP)

 

Monitoring Of De-Worming Exercise for School Children.

 

A training workshop was carried out by the Ghana Education Service in collaboration with Ghana Health Service to train both teachers and nurses on the exercise.

The Albendazole and the Praziquantel that were given to the children have been certified and declared safe by Health Authorities.

However, the number of Praziquantel Tablets taken by each pupil was given according to the height of the pupil using a tablet dose pole placed vertically against a wall in the school.

Children who complained of any discomfort or adverse reactions to their Head teachers after taken the medicines were sent to the nearby heath facilities the necessary assistance.

One day workshop for Primary School Based Health (SHEP) Coordinators on oral care dubbed “Bright Smiles, Bright Future” (BSBF) on the important oral health habits, good and bad foods and how disease is formed in the mouth. It was organized by Colgate Palmolive Ghana Ltd at the New Juaben Municipal Library for 152 Teachers from Public and Private Basic School in New Juaben North and South Municipal.

Engagement with the Media on the Nutrition Friendly School Initiative (NFSI) on 26^th April, 2023 at the Regional NHIS Conference Hall, Koforidua to equip participants with the necessary knowledge regarding the initiative and to build their capacity towards implementation of the program in the various schools. This was organized by the Family Health Division of the Ghana Health Service, Ghana Education Service (SHEP) in partnership with UNICEF.

 

Menstrual Hygiene Day

Commemoration of 2023 Menstrual Hygiene Day from 23^rd May – 30^th May, 2023which was under the theme, ‘WE ARE COMMITTED’ took place in the various Districts/Municipals in the region. The day was crowned by a Regional Durbar at Dominase in the Fanteakwa North District. The durbar was supported with the distribution of sanitary pads by the Hunger Project-Ghana, World Vision and Rescue Volunteers-Ghana.

The SHEP Coordinator, Guidance and Counselling Coordinator and the Girls Education Officer participated in the dissemination of key findings from the Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Survey (ASRH) on 21^st June, 2023 at NODA Hotel, Kumasi by the Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) Unit of the UNICEF, Kantar Public in collaboration with Ghana Health Service.

A two-day capacity development workshop on the inclusion of small fish in the Ghana School Feeding Program (GSFP), from 27^th – 28^th June, 2023 by the Fisheries Commission in collaborating with FAO. It was to build the skills and capacity of GSFP caterers and cooks on best practices with a practical session.

Institution of Fruit Day in the Regional Education Directorate to encourage every staff member to eat fruits at least twice every week.

Workshop For GALOP Schools and SISOs

3-day workshop sessions were organized for teachers in the GALOP Schools as well as the School Improvement Support Officers (SISOs). The workshops were to train teachers on how to use the T2E materials supplied by learning to be use in the lower primary schools to improve their reading abilities.

Guidance And Counselling and Girl Chid Education Units

 

The municipal/ district Guidance and Counselling Officers in collaboration with the municipal/ District Girls Education Officers undertook the following activities during the period under review. Some of the activities were sensitisation and talks

 

Supply Of Sanitary Pads: At Birim South, sanitary pads were supplied to one hundred (100) adolescent girls from three (3) selected basic schools for a period of one year. This was to help maintain girls who might have stayed out of school during their menstrual period in school.

Special Education Unit

Activities performed in the District by the Special Education Co-ordinator included;

1. Observing and monitoring the progress of special needs children in some selected school.
2. Identifying children with visual and hearing impairments who are not in school through the executives of Federation of people with disabilities in Birim South.
3. District Collation of data on children with special education needs and teachers with special education background.

Twelve students with varied disabilities were identified in the schools visited.

Observation/Findings/Challenges

 

1. About 90% of teachers are regular and punctual to school.
2. The environment of most schools visited were neat and tidy.
3. Teachers in the Pre-schools and Primary sections grouped their pupils and used the strategies learnt during the standard base curriculum work shop to make facilitation easier.
4. The pupils’ output of work was encouraging
5. Teachers showed much interest in Professional Learning Community (TLC) activities and continuous
6. Lack of space in some schools made groupings very difficult
7. Truancy on the part of some JHS three pupils who have been registered
8. Some parents not providing their wards with Basic needs
9. Teacher deficits in most schools especially the rural and hard to reach communities
10. Furniture inadequacy. Some schools in the district were in dare need of furniture which hampered the smooth delivery of lessons.
11. Inadequate teaching and learning materials for effective teaching.
12. Difficulty in lesson note preparation. Some teachers at the primary school still find it difficult to prepare the scheme of learning.
13. Poor classroom blocks. Some schools are housed in dilapidated unsafe structures.

1. It becomes difficult for teachers in the rural communities to do research due to lack of internet
2. Inadequate computers for effective teaching in the areas of ICT

16. The limited budget for the Unit Heads and Coordinators makes visits to the schools not regular as would have been expected.
17. The non-availability of textbooks and insufficient syllabus and curriculum makes teaching and learning quite difficult.

 

BRIEF REPORTS FROM THE DISTRICT / MUNICIPAL DIRECTORATES

During the year under review, the Districts and Municipals performed specific activities to address needs of the respective Districts.

 

In the Birim North District, the Early Childhood Management Unit embarked on a sensitization program aimed at encouraging parents to send their wards to school at the right ages. Stressing on the rationale, she indicated that it goes a long way to make parents understand that it is a matter of right for the child to start school at the right age.

It is observed that this activity was leveraged on the celebration of the Menstrual Hygiene Day in the district due to funding inadequacies.

International Day for Women and Girls in the Study of Science

Again, the District celebrated the International Day for Girls and Women in Science in all schools, creating awareness among female teachers of their mentorship roles to the girl-child. It was also to help boost the confidence in the study of science among students especially, girls. The program focussed on the role of women and girls in science related fields in relation to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

District-Based INSERT

There was District-Based INSET (DBI) for teachers to build NTC points. It was organized at four (4) centres.  The DBI was on Standard Based Assessment (SBA) and Teaching Strategies (how to handle difficult learners)

 

Cluster Based In-Service Training

Cluster Based In-Service Training (CBI) was organized on how to write teaching philosophy and how to upload their work output and other documents on to the NTC portal for points building to satisfy NTC requirements for their professional developments.

Differentiated Learning Plus Workshop

Differentiated learning plus workshop to train headteachers and their teachers to identify learners with disability, bridge learning gaps, build foundational skills etc. It has helped both headteachers and teachers to address the need to address learning gaps for improved learning outcomes.

5^th Annual Consultation on Education

The Department of Education of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, held its 5^th Annual Consultation on Education from 25^th-29^th July, 2023 at the Eastern Premier Hotel in Koforidua. The 5^th annual Consultation was on the theme; “Reflecting the Light of Christ in PCG Institutions-The Role of Educational Administrators”. The Annual Consultation which began in 2019 has helped improve the performance of Presbyterian schools in the country in terms of academics and infrastructure.

Chaplaincy Seminar for Presbyterian Chaplains in 2^nd Cycle Schools

The Presbyterian Education Unit organized a seminar for the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Chaplains in Senior High/Technical Schools to build their capacity under the theme, “Christ in you, the Hope of Glory: The Chaplain, the Hope for the Future Generation”. It was attended by fifteen (15) Presbyterian Chaplains in the 2^nd cycle institutions in the five (5) presbyteries. The seminar was held on 23^rd November, 2023.

 

STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVEMENT

Interventions: 

• Capacity-building workshop for all staff
• Extended instructional hours
• Organizing SPAM
• Reading festivals
• Quizzes and inter-school’s competitions
• Improved monitoring and supervision (Team Monitoring)
• Guidance and Counselling for Students/Teachers
• Team Teaching
• Back-to-school campaign
• Certificate audit
• Exposure of students to industrial practice
• Redeployment of teachers
• Stakeholder engagement on discipline in schools
• Mentorship for newly-recruited teachers.
• School Connect (yielded good results as a result of this outreach activity by the Regional Director and her team.
• Coaching and mentoring of students to boost their confidence
• Setting of “SMART” targets
• Signing of Performance Contract
• International Day for Women and Girls in Science
• Engaging teachers on the Chief Examiners’ Report
• Institution of ‘one keyword a day, an idiom a week, a page a day and a book a month’ strategy
• Targeted remediation/differentiated learning for weak students, i.e., Weekend Classes
• Institution of vacation assignments
• Appraisal of Teachers
• Adoption of schools by Directors/Officers

 

CHALLENGES

• Encroachment on school lands (lack of fence walls)
• Difficulty in getting teachers to accept postings to ‘hard- to-reach’ areas
• Accommodation and Office space for newly created Districts
• Staff Bungalows for some Senior High Schools
• Bus and Pick Ups for some Senior High Schools
• Delays in the release of GOG
• Galamsey menace having effect on school attendance in a number of galamsey endemic areas in the Region

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Given the nature and volumes of disciplinary/ legal issues, it would be prudent to have legal officers or people with legal background in the Regional Offices.
• The policy of staff accommodation and incentives for teachers accepting postings to hard-to-reach communities should be pursued rigorously.
• Teachers in the Sciences are needed
• Timely release of GOG
• Clear guidelines on the operations of PTAs should be made available