Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has underscored the need for sustained review of education initiatives and partnerships to ensure they deliver meaningful outcomes for Ghana’s long-term development.

She made the remarks after holding a meeting with Jacob’s Foundation, an organisation focused on strengthening foundational learning in Ghana.

The meeting was attended by the chair, board and management of the foundation, as well as the Deputy Minister for Education, Dr Clement Abasinaab Apaak.

Prof Opoku-Agyemang said the engagement provided an opportunity to assess ongoing interventions in the education sector and to ensure that decisions taken today are better informed and aligned with the country’s future needs.

She described foundational learning as one of the most critical pillars of national development, stressing that quality education must also be relevant if young people are to be adequately prepared to take responsibility for the nation’s future.

During the meeting, Jacob’s Foundation reaffirmed its commitment to working with the government, particularly through key initiatives currently being rolled out in the education sector.

A major focus of discussions was the System Change Architecture for Learning Excellence ( SCALE programme), an $80 million multi-stakeholder initiative launched in mid-2025 in partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Global Partnership for Education.

The programme is expected to reach about two million children, support teacher training and introduce differentiated learning approaches in some 15,000 schools across the country.

It is also designed to expand the reach and impact of the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP).

The Vice President emphasised that partnerships in the education sector must be carefully structured and regularly reviewed within a long-term planning framework to ensure they endure and produce results that are beneficial to all stakeholders.

She further noted that every child deserves the opportunity to learn, grow and fully explore their potential, adding that investments in education must deliver outcomes that justify expectations.

Prof Opoku-Agyemang stressed the importance of sustained interest in what happens in classrooms and in the role of those facilitating learning, describing this as essential to achieving real and lasting improvement in the sector.