For parents and guardians. Use your phone number; you add your children (wards) next. SHS student? Choose SHS student at the top. Teacher? Choose Teacher.
BestTeacher connects parents and SHS students with verified teachers for extra classes, area by area across Ghana. Primary, JHS and SHS, virtually, at home or at a school.
Sign up yourself and book your own classes. If you're 18 or older you can start straight away. If you're under 18 and on your own, you can also start straight away. Otherwise your parent or guardian gets a text code and approves your account at bestteacher.academy/approve.
Sign up as an SHS studentSign up with your Ghana Card, certificate and a photo. Once verified, tick the times you're free each week, accept classes near you or online, and get paid by MoMo for every lesson you teach. No fee to join.
Sign up as a teacherEach teacher sets their own hourly rate, shown before you book. Pay in the app (MoMo or card) per week, every 2 weeks, per month or for a course of 8 or 12 weeks, or choose the monthly plan: one bill a month for all your classes, 5% cheaper, sent automatically, with optional automatic card payment. Teachers are paid only for lessons they actually deliver, and you can report a problem within 48 hours of any lesson.
Every teacher's Ghana Card and certificate are checked, and their photo is approved by our team. Parents and BestTeacher can read every class chat, and teachers can't message a child privately.
Read about safetyYes, every district in Ghana. Type your town on the Areas page. If it's missing, you can add it when you sign up.
Use the Website | App switch at the top right. To put the app on your phone, open bestteacher.academy/get-app. Already have an account? Sign in.
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