The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information will be continuing its targeted community intervention plan this school year, which is aimed at reaching those students, who are not engaged through any of the remote learning modalities. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams told JIS News that the intervention involves the direct engagement of students in their communities by Ministry personnel. “We...

The Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB) is reminding persons that the deadline to apply for the Jump-Start Scholarship is September 30, 2021. The free scholarship provides students with $300,000 to assist with tuition and other school-related expenses.  It is not a student loan and, therefore, does not require repayment. SLB Jump-Start is designed to assist financially challenged students leaving secondary school...

More than 40,000 students have, so far, received their first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who said that the vaccine take-up by students is “going very well”. Speaking with JIS News during a recent interview, Ms. Williams said she is optimistic that “we are going...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is targeting January 2022 to begin the implementation of character education in schools. Portfolio Minster, Hon. Fayval Williams, in a back-to-school broadcast recently, said character education will enhance the academics by teaching students “a sense of diligence, how to focus on their studies, how to strive to do well, and how to interact...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is to begin the implementation of a seven-year high-school programme this academic year. “This will mean two additional years of high school for students who complete grade 11 and want alternative opportunities alongside the traditional sixth-form Caribbean Advanced Proficiency (CAPE) curriculum,” Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said during a back-to-school broadcast recently. She...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, says she is pleased that the Ministry has been able to significantly reduce the digital divide in the sector through the implementation of several initiatives aimed at providing more students with electronic devices. “There are many more students with devices now at the start of this school year than there were...

Parents are being  advised to keep the channels of communication open with school administrators, to ensure their children’s educational needs are met as best as possible. This comes from Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, who stressed the importance of parents answering telephone calls and responding to messages from school administrators. “If...

The Jamaica Association for the Deaf (JAD) is now accepting registration for its Jamaican Sign Language (JSL) course. Persons who have already completed Level One of the JSL course may register for Level Two, which is scheduled to be held on September 27. Those wishing to pursue Level One should register for either September 30 or October 2. Director of...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, during her back-to-school message to the nation on Sunday (September 5), reiterated the Government’s commitment to ensuring that ‘no child is left behind’. “For this academic year, we will redouble, triple, quadruple our efforts to reach our students who were unreachable last year. We must remain true to our mission of...