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Education News Ghana
Stay out of trouble—GNAT advises teachers who will serve as invigilators during BECE.
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) says it will not shield any invigilator caught in the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE).
Speaking exclusively to 3news, General Secretary of GNAT, Thomas Tanko Musah, asked the invigilators to be circumspect in their work.
The BECE will begin on June 11 across the country.
More than six thousand students are to participate in the exams, while more than a thousand invigilators have been recruited for the exercise.
However, over the years, some teachers recruited by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) for invigilation have been involved in malpractices.
In 2024, sixteen teachers who were invigilators were busted for engaging in the examination infractions, while in 2023, two teachers were arrested.
In this year’s BECE, GNAT says it will not shield any teacher caught engaging in any malpractice.
“Don’t go and engage in anything that will put your life and that of your family at risk. Please don’t do that. Teachers, please stay out of trouble. If you are an invigilator that will be called upon by WAEC to come and assist them to administer the test, please focus on the work that you have been given and stay out of trouble. And to the police and government, all the resources that are needed to get the examination to be conducted, please kindly make them available,” he suggested.
Another major concern to GNAT’s General Secretary is the consistent leakage of exam papers.
In 2021, 10 out of 20 examination papers leaked, resulting in the cancellation of those papers.
Available figures again show that exam malpractices have increased more than 200 percent over the past five years.
Ahead of the BECE, Mr. Musah cautioned the West African Examination Council (WAEC) against any leakage.
“WAEC, they have all the papers, all the security measures that they have to put in place, and they control and administer the exams that will be done tomorrow. That all their staff they will deploy at the end of the day will make sure that these particular exams are done in a free and fair manner,” he urged.
Meanwhile, he has asked the BECE candidates to avoid introducing foreign materials into the exam halls.
“As you go into the examination hall, it will surprise you that the things that you have learned you will be able to reproduce, so there is no need for you to panic, there is no need for you to fear, and you will be successful. “Do not carry any foreign material into the examination hall,” Mr. Tank Musah advised.
