Source: Bretuoba Nana Kwame Marfo
Okyenhene Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has called for improved service conditions and incentives for teachers, particularly those assigned to rural areas for equitable quality education in line with the sustainable development goal (SDG 4).
This call comes amid recent industrial actions by pre-tertiary teacher unions over the government’s failure to pay book and data online allowances, deprived area allowances, assessment allowances, and CPD adjustments.
The poor condition of service of teachers contributes to the significant attrition rate.
Many rural communities continue to record persistent shortage of educators.
Last year, Dr. Christian Addai-Poku, Registrar of the National Teaching Council, revealed that over 16,000 Ghanaian teachers applied for positions in the UK’s Department of Education.
