Using Data to Strengthen Ghana’s Secondary Education Reform
The introduction of the secondary education reform in 2023 created an urgent need for a more responsive and data driven system. With a new curriculum, new assessment system, guidance and counselling standards, School Improvement Plans and Professional Learning Community sessions being rolled out across schools, the Ministry needed a way to monitor whether these reforms were being implemented with fidelity across schools. The system could no longer rely on annual or ad hoc data. A coordinated, real-time approach became essential.
“I Want the Same Opportunity as Everyone Else”: Access to Mathematics for Learners with Visual Impairment at Okuapemman School
When Erica Tetteh was told in her final year of Junior High School (JHS) that she could study mathematics at Senior High School (SHS), she did not believe it was possible. For years, the reality for learners with visual impairment progressing from JHS to SHS has been the absence of mathematics at the SHS level, a barrier that constrained their subject choices, closed doors to certain tertiary programmes and narrowed their life options.
Scaling Educational Innovations in Ghana: Principles for Success and Pitfalls to Avoid
Ghana has demonstrated a continual commitment to ambitious educational reforms. Over the past twenty years, we have initiated and piloted several pioneering initiatives, from the National Teachers’ Standards (NTS) and the Bachelor of Education (BEd.) Curriculum reforms to the introduction and implementation of Professional Learning Communities (PLC) within Senior High Schools as part of the Ministry of Education’s Secondary Education Reform. Additionally, numerous projects have been undertaken by non-governmental organisations and research institutions.
23 September 2025 – International Day of Sign Languages: Ghana at a Turning Point
Every year, 23rd September is observed worldwide as the International Day of Sign Languages. It is a day that highlights the truth that there can be ‘No human rights without sign language rights’. Sign languages are more than tools of communication; they are fully fledged natural languages, carrying culture, identity, and belonging. They are structurally distinct from spoken languages, and collectively more than 300 different sign languages are used by over 70 million Deaf people across the world of which more than 80 per cent live in developing countries.
T-TEL Directors’ Report 2024-2025
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Training and Equipping Teachers: Nexus for success of new SHS, SHTS and STEM curriculum
The curriculum strongly focuses on the learner, requiring teachers to be effective facilitators. As facilitators, teachers will oversee learning, both inside and outside the classroom, ensuring practical teaching which helps learners to create knowledge within a relatable, learner-focused and disciplined environment.
Ghana set to roll out new SHS curriculum …beginning 2024-2025 academic year
The Ministry of Education, through its agencies, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) and Ghana Education Service (GES), has announced its readiness to roll out the new secondary education curriculum when school reopens for the 2024-2025 academic year.
The new curriculum covers Senior High School (SHS), Senior High Technical School (SHTS) and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) nationwide.
T-TEL Directors’ Report 2023-2024
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Creating role models to inspire tomorrow’s scientists: A.M.E Zion Girls’ Senior High School Celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science
This annual observance serves as an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of women in science and to encourage young girls to explore opportunities in STEM fields.
Spotlight on Faustina Yankson: Newly-Qualified Teacher from OLA College of Education and former T-TEL/TTAG Intern
Faustina narrates how she excelled in college, graduated with First Class Honours and also emerged as the Best Graduating Student in ICT. In her words, “I am bent on breaking barriers and look forward to being a transformative teacher”.