The Ghana Education Service (GES) has revealed that teachers found to be engaged in malpractice during the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) will have their appointments terminated.
This decision comes after the West African Examination Council (WAEC) reported that 19 individuals, including teachers, were arrested for examination malpractice during the recently concluded BECE.
Dr. Kwabena Tandoh, Deputy Director General of GES, stated that the punishment for teachers involved in such malpractices is the termination of their appointments.
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He emphasized that this is not a new measure, as the GES dismisses a number of teachers every year for examination malpractices, although these actions are not always made public.
Meanwhile, the Executive Director of Institute for Education Studies (IFEST, Dr. Peter Partey-Anti, has called on WAEC to report teachers assigned as invigilators for the 2024 BECE who are found to be engaged in examination malpractices to the National Teaching Council (NTC).
“I have said that apart from the investigation and other things that WAEC is doing, WAEC should officially report these teachers to the National Teaching Council for them also to take actions on this behaviour which constitutes unprofessional misconduct”
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In an interview with Starr News, Dr. Peter Partey-Anti highlighted the importance of minimizing examination malpractice and ensuring that teachers facilitate fair and unbiased exams for their students.
“It has been a successful exercise this year with minimal incidents. It is not advisable for any teacher to engage himself in this exercise and in that direction because you are supposed to prepare the candidate for the exams” he stated.
“You must allow the candidate to work with his capability and ability to be able to know where his performance is and that is what we wish that every teacher will do. Unfortunately, we didn’t get that and some teachers found themselves in that light,” Dr. Peter Partey-Anti added.