Senior High Schools given green light to recruit teachers

Head teachers have complained of shortage in teaching staff which they say is hampering academic performance in schools.

President John Mahama with Education Minister, Prof Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang

Second-cycle institutions across the country have been given the green light by the Ministry of Education to recruit teachers in various subject areas.

This follows several appeal by head teachers across the country calling on government to lift the embargo placed on public sector recruitment.

"Right now all directors, all heads of senior high schools have been asked to declare vacancies in various subject areas and even in basic schools  so that we can see the vacancies that exist at all the levels and in the various schedules. We have also declared vacancies for cooks, watchmen and non-teaching staff.

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He added that "we are collating the vacancies that are available by second week of February to the end of February for onward submission to the Ministry of Education so that the ministry can get clearance from the Ministry of Finance in order to give quota for the recruitment of teachers’ to go on and that is what we are all doing now."

This was made known by the President of Conference of the National Regional Directors of Education(CONRED) Alhaji Mohammed Haroon.

Head teachers have complained of shortage in teaching staff saying it is hampering academic performance in schools.

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