Fuseina Fuseini, a female teacher at Madina Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Basic School in the Greater Accra region emerged the overall best teacher at the 2024 Ghana Teacher Prize finalists held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science Technology (KNUST) Great Hall, in Kumasi, last Saturday.
Madam Fuseina Fuseini received a 3-bedroom house worth GH¢500.000 with a scholarship to study abroad.
Mr. Richard Kwadwo Adomako, who was the 1st runner-up, also received a 4×4 pick-up whilst Victoria Jessey (Rev. SR), a Headteacher at Akwatia St. Dominic R/C Basic School in the Denkyembour District was the most Outstanding Teacher in Leadership and Administration.
She took home a Saloon Car as her prize while other teachers received awards in various categories.
Mr. Osei Yaw Adutwum, the Minister for Education, commended the awardees for their efforts to transform the lives of the young ones through education.
He said, the government appreciates the efforts of teachers in the Transformation of lives through Education at the various levels and assured their efforts would also reciprocated, by providing a conducive environment for teaching and learning.
He said the government was doing something to transform the education system to suit the 21st Century teaching and learning, and that was the reason for the new curriculum for Basic and the Senior High Schools.
He noted that the government has made a massive investment in the education system in terms of infrastructural development including classrooms, dormitories and other logistics for teaching and non-teaching staff.
He explained that the double track system is a scientific approach by the Ministry of Education to solve the problem of space and congestion to give more students the opportunity to study.
He said many people would not be able to realize their dreams for lack of support, but the Free Senior High School policy offered the opportunity for wards of judges and labourers the opportunity to attend the same school for equal opportunities.
The Minister cautioned students against indiscipline in schools adding that students seeking admission into tertiary institutions would have to secure testimonials as practiced previously.
He said headmasters would be mandated to also transfer students to where they may not like when misbehaving on campuses to check indiscipline.
The Minister also warned stakeholders, Assembly members and the Assemblies to ensure that school lands are not encroached upon or used for building stores on school lands.
