The GES responds to teacher uniforms.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has reacted to reports that the country's public school teachers may be required to wear a mandated uniform.

Despite images of some instructors wearing brown uniforms circulating on social media, the Service says it is not creating a uniform for teachers.

Professor Akwasi Opoku Amankwa, the Director-General of GES, responded to the photographs circulating on social media by denying the introduction of prescribed uniforms, calling it fake news.

"GES is not a mushroom agency," he explained. It is Ghana's largest government agency. More than half of all government employees work for us. If we want to introduce teacher uniforms, we won't do it over the weekend or on social media."

He stated that the Service is considering investigating whether those wearing the alleged uniforms are GES teachers or non-teaching personnel who chose to use photoshop.

"I'm guessing it's a bunch of instructors who have settled on a uniform." It's also possible that it's photoshop. We may have to track down those in the photos to see if they are teachers, and if so, what motivates them to wear the outfit.

"GES cannot create a uniform for teachers without including teacher unions in this era of unionized labor."
Issues such as who pays for the fabric, the government or individuals, and so on would have to be discussed."

The Director-General stated that if the Service plans to implement a mandated uniform, it will be declared publicly.

"Any national effort of this like may have to be officially publicized and launched," he remarked.

The Director-reaction General's is as follows:

DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF GES, PROF. AKWASI OPOKU AMANKWAA WRITES:

I’ve seen these pictures of some purported GES teachers in a prescribed uniform for work circulating.

GES is not a mushroom agency. It’s the largest Gov’t agency in Ghana. We employ more than half of all Gov’t employees. If we want to introduce uniforms for teachers we won’t do that through social media and over the weekend. I guess it’s some group of teachers who’ve decided to have a uniform. Or it could even be photoshop. We may have to look for those in the pictures to first find out if indeed they’re teachers and if they’re what’s their motivation for the uniform.

In this era of unionized labor, GES cannot introduce a uniform for teachers without engaging the teacher unions.
Issues relating to who pays, govt or individuals, the fabric, etc. would all have to be discussed.

Any national project of this kind may have to be announced and possibly launched OFFICIALLY.

Thank you!.