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Current Feed ContentTOP CLASS: World Teachers Day observedThe Gambia Teachers’ Union (GTU) joined teachers all over the world to commemorate October 5th, World Teachers Day. As an affiliate of Education International (EI), the GTU joined 394 organisations of teachers and education workers in 171 countries and territories with a membership of 30 million across the globe to turn the spotlight on matters affecting their members as well as to register appreciation of the contribution of teachers and other education workers in the provision of quality...GTU ends extramural coursesThe Gambia Teachers Union (GTU), last Friday, ended its annual summer extramural courses for teachers. Centred in three different localities, the training session was simultaneously held in Kanifing, Brikama and Pakalinding with the support of the Irish National Teachers Organisation. Speaking at the closing ceremony, Mr Essa Sowe, the deputy general secretary, GTU, disclosed that the hallmark of successful individuals is that they love learning, seek challenges, value effort and persist in...GTU starts extramural coursesThe Gambia Teachers Union (GTU), last Thursday, began its annual summer extramural courses for teachers, in three different centres, Kanifing, Brikama and Jarra Soma with support from the Irish National Teachers Organisation. Speaking at the opening, Mrs Antoinette Corr-Jack, general secretary, GTU, said that the leadership of the Gambia Teachers’ Union (GTU) has a firm grip and is focused on the challenges, vision and mission that are the cornerstone that formed the building blocks of the...GTU Women’s Wing holds seminarThe Women’s Wing of the Gambia Teacher Union (GTU), last Friday, held a one day seminar at the GTU Headquater in Kanifing. Speaking at the seminar, Mrs Zono Jammeh, Headmistress of St Thereses Upper Basic School in Kanifing, who also double asthe acting chairperson of the GTU women’s wing said the areas of trining for this seminar is centered on Interpersonal relationship, SWOT analysis for the WEC, and the GTU Women’s Wing caucuses for both regional and national levels. She highlighted the...Best Teacher Award lined upIn its quest to reward excellent, patriotic, hardworking and dedicated staff in the teaching profession, the executive body of The Gambia Teachers Union (GTU) last Friday put up committees tasked with the responsibility to spearhead the activities marking the 4th edition of the Best Teacher Award. Slated for October 5, 2008, this year’s edition will be in line with the objective to showcase valuable contributions made by teachers in the educational sector. Since its formation on February 9,...Follow This Good Example!Thegovernment must emulate The Gambia Teachers Union (GTU). The union, inrecognition and appreciation of the invaluable contribution that teachers makein national development and in a bid to, among other things, ensure a highlyprotected and well motivated membership, established a bi-annual Best TeacherAward Scheme.The schemeis aimed at rewarding excellence, professionalism, patriotism and dedication tothe teaching profession among teachers at the lower, upper and senior secondarylevels of...GTU Commissions National Committees Ahead of Best Teacher AwardThe GambiaTeachers Union (GTU), in recognition and appreciation of the invaluablecontribution that teachers make in national development and in a bid to, amongother things, ensure a highly protected and well motivated membership, hasestablished a bi-annual Best Teacher Award Scheme.The schemeis aimed at rewarding excellence, professionalism, patriotism and dedication tothe teaching profession among teachers at the lower, upper and senior secondarylevels of education. This year,which is the 4th...Senegambia day observedThe Gambia Teacher’s Union (GTU) and Syndicas Unique Democratique des Enseignants (SUDEs) du Senegal in Dakar - one of the leading Teacher’s Union’s in Senegal, recently celebrated Senegambia Day at the Gambia Teacher’s Cooperative Credit Union (GTUCCU) headquarters in Kanifing. Speaking at the ceremony, Essa Sowe, acting general-secretary (GTU) lauded the partnership between the two institutions, which he said has greatly helped to safeguard and promote the interest and wellbeing of the...GTU Observes Teachers’ DayThe Gambia Teachers’ Union (GTU) in collaboration with ActionAid International-The Gambia on Friday joined the rest of the globe to commemorate World Teachers’ Day. The commemoration took the form of a march pass from Africell Head Office on Kairaba Avenue to GTMI in Kanifing and the theme for this year’s commemoration was Better Working Conditions for Teachers Means Better Learning Conditions for Learners. Speaking on the occasion, the President of GTU, Mr. Omar Ndow, said the commemoration...GAITA Organizes CongressThe Gambia Islamic/Arabic Teachers’ Association (GAITA) recently organized their first-ever congress to discuss issues revolving around the aims and objectives of the association. The congress was held at the Gambia College auditorium in Brikama. In his speech at the congress, the Secretary General of GAITA, Mr. Omar A. Bojang, said the association was formed a year ago. He added that GAITA had made and continues to make remarkable gains since its inception on August 17, 2007. For his part, the... |
