The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed Regional and District Directors of Education to ensure heads of public kindergarten, primary, junior, and Senior High Schools (SHSs) keep the schools opened.
In a statement, Ms. Cassandra Twum Ampofo, Head of the Public Relations Unit, GES, said management had read from the media that three teacher unions in the pre-tertiary education sector declared withdrawal of their services effective Friday, November 4, 2022, thus the call on the heads to keep the schools functional.
The leadership of the three teacher unions comprising the National Association of Graduate Teachers, Ghana National Association of Teachers, and Coalition of Concerned Teachers Ghana, declared a strike on Friday, November 04, 2022.
The industrial action comes after the expiration of an ultimatum the unions gave the government to rescind its decision on the appointment of Dr Eric Nkansah, the new Director-General of GES.
They resolved to continue the industrial action after an inconclusive meeting with the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations on notice of the strike on Friday, November 4, 2022.
The statement advised parents to remain calm and be assured that GES was closely monitoring the situation and would advise on the way forward accordingly.
Meanwhile, the meeting, which was inconclusive and rescheduled to Monday, November 07, 2022, is currently ongoing at the Employment Ministry.
