GES suspends all Non-critical activities across the country as part of measures to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19.
The Ghana Education Service has directed that its offices across the country should rationalize staff on a rotational basis. It called on staff who intend to go on annual leave to also do so now to ensure. The directive is aimed at ensuring operational activities at the various offices are cut down and only important services are performed to help minimize the potential spread of covid-19; keep staff safe as well.
The directive further called for the suspension of programs that will require staff of the education service to physically converge at a central location.
It has further suspended planned Orientation for all Regional and District Inset Committee Members, which was scheduled for February 7th to 1st April 2021. The education service would provide new directives later, the letter added.
The management of the service hopes these directives will be adhered to at all levels of authority in a manner that will safeguard the health and life of its staff across the country, while critical functions are carried out for the effective running of the service.
“It is the expectation of Management of GES that these directives would be implemented in such a manner to protect the health and safety of staff and at the same time ensure the continuous performance of the critical functions of the Service” the letter added.
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The letter which was signed by Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, Director-General of the GES was communicated to all regional directors of education for implementation.
GES Suspends Non-Critical Activities and this further delay training of teachers on the CCP curriculum, which has been postponed twice since GES introduced it this semester for JHS1.
Source: Ghanaeducation.org
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