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Speaking at the Inter-governmental summit to improve learning outcomes at Freetown Sierra Leone on Monday 6th February 2023, He highlighted the great progress Ghana is making in education transformation. He mentioned some of the interventions the Education Ministry has introduced to enhance learning outcomes in Ghana. Some of the notable ones include free feeding for […]

The introduction of the Free Senior High School concept in 2017 has led to increased enrolment across the country. The increased enrolment also led to increased demand for furniture, accommodation and other resources to facilitate effective teaching and learning. It is based on this that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government has since 2017 donated […]

The Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has advised parents not to deny their children access to education no matter the circumstances they may find themselves. He explained that irrespective of the kind of work they did and the kind of conditions they may find themselves in, there was no way they should […]

On 1st February 2023, I joined USAID to mark the National Close-Out Ceremony for USAID Partnership for Education: Learning. The USAID Partnership for Education: Learning supported the Ministry of Education to improve reading performance for pupils in public primary schools. Since 2014, the project has supported 700,000 pupils and provided training to over 51,000 Teachers, […]

The Director General of the Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), Dr Fred Kyei Asamoah, has announced that the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo-led government has bridged the gap between Industry and TVET over the past five years. He explained that the establishment of Sector Skills Bodies which are made up of industry […]

The Kumasi Academy Senior High School last Friday put up a spirited fight to score 24.6 points to beat Pope John Senior High and Seminary and the enterprising Worawora Senior High School to win the maiden edition of the STEMNNOVATION contest.For emerging winner, Kumasi Academy SHS took home a trophy, a laptop, a printer and […]

This Government is equipping the youth with job ready skills through massive investment in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Today, 7th June, 2022, I joined Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for the inauguration of multiple projects to facilitate the teaching and learning of TVET. The projects include: the inauguration of the Ghana TVET […]

The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has urged students to develop an interest in studying mathematics since that was the easiest subject to study and clear their minds of the misconception that “mathematics was a difficult subject”. He explained that, once they clear their mind of the misconception that mathematics was a difficult subject, […]

This morning, I visited students of the St. Mary’s R/C Basic School at Korle Gonno. This school was where I observed last year’s National Tree Planting event. I promised to visit the students again and I am excited I was able to fulfill the promise today. I shared John Sackey and Lawrence Darmani’s ‘The Cockcrow’ […]

A twelve-member Sierra Leonean delegation early this week visited Ghana’s Education Ministry to interact, share ideas and exchange notes on best practices for the mutual benefit of the two countries. The delegation led by the Sierra Leone Minister for Education in charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr David Moinina Sengeh, also met the leadership […]