Deputy Education Minister, Clement Apaak, has announced a 20% salary top-up for teachers who accept postings to rural and deprived communities.

Dr Apaak disclosed this during a courtesy call by top awardees of the Basic Education Certificate Examination, stressing the government’s determination to bridge inequalities in the country’s education system.

He revealed that, under the government’s ‘Teacher Dabre’ Programme, teachers posted to rural and hard-to-reach communities will receive accommodation support in addition to the financial incentive.

According to him, the policy is designed to make rural postings more attractive and improve teaching and learning at the basic level.

He explained that the new measures, announced by President John Mahama during the State of the Nation Address, are intended to ensure that students in underserved communities have the same opportunity to excel as their counterparts in urban centres.

The President has a program that is going to reward teachers who take teaching positions in rural areas. These teachers would get 20% on top of their gross salary as a form of motivation,” he said.