The Ministry of Education will hold technical meeting with key stakeholders in the sector as part of efforts to improve equity in teacher deployment and retention in deprived communities.
The meeting will involve technical consultations on a policy proposal for the introduction of a 20% special allowance for teachers in deprived areas.
The meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 12, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the Chief Director’s Conference Room in Accra.
Key stakeholders will include the Minister of Education, his deputy, the sector’s technical advisor, among others.
Other stakeholders expected to attend include the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, the Director-General of the TVET Service, representatives from the Inspectorate Division of Schools, and the National Schools Inspectorate Authority.
In a statement of invitation, the Ministry of Education urged the above-mentioned stakeholders to ensure their full participation in what it described as an “important engagement.”
“This initiative seeks to strengthen incentives for teachers accepting postings to hard-to-reach areas and address disparities in access to quality education,” it noted.
The statement, signed by the Chief Director of the Ministry, Mrs. Mamle Andrews, indicated that the engagement will be used to examine the feasibility, scope, and implementation requirements of the intervention.
This development follows President John Dramani Mahama’s reaffirmation of his campaign promise to make life easier for teachers in rural areas through a 20% allowance for those posted to such locations.
The move, he said, would help encourage those who often reject such postings to accept them.
Delivering the State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday, February 27, he said:
“It is important to continue to retain and motivate teachers in all schools, especially in rural and underserved areas. Government will begin plans for the implementation of the 20% allowance for teachers who agree to serve in rural schools.”
