GES Reiterates Professional Dressing Guidelines for Teachers.

Dressing Code: No Jeans, Round-Neck T-Shirts, Miniskirts, or Excessive Makeup — GES Warns Teachers.

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has issued a firm reminder to teachers across the country to comply fully with the professional dressing standards stated in the GES Code of Conduct. 

The directive reinforces the Service’s commitment to ensuring that teachers maintain decency, discipline, and integrity as role models for learners both within and outside the classroom.

According to the GES, every teacher is expected to exhibit a high degree of decency in speech, mannerism, discipline, and dressing. While the Service does not impose a specific uniform, it maintains that teachers’ appearance must reflect the dignity and moral standards of the teaching profession. The goal is to ensure that teachers project an image that commands respect and upholds the honour of the classroom environment.

Under the guidelines, female teachers are strongly advised to avoid tight-fitting clothes, miniskirts, sleeveless dresses, excessive makeup, multi-coloured outfits, and dyed hair. Male teachers, on the other hand, are cautioned against wearing jeans, round-neck T-shirts, or using earphones during working hours. The Service noted that these items do not represent the professional image expected of teachers.

Education officers have observed that indecent dressing among some teachers, especially in junior high schools, can negatively affect students’ behaviour and concentration. Reports suggest that some learners get distracted, while others try to imitate teachers who wear tight or revealing clothes. GES stressed that such practices undermine the values of discipline and respect that teachers are expected to instil.

The Service has therefore instructed all heads of schools to strictly enforce the dress code and ensure that staff present themselves in a manner befitting their profession. GES reaffirmed that a teacher’s comportment and appearance directly influence students’ moral and behavioural development. This reminder, it added, is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen professionalism and ethical conduct throughout the education sector.