Jamaica’s teachers are being commended for their dedicated service in ensuring the continuation of learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Without your diligence and dedication, the learning loss would be significantly worse,” said Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams. She was speaking at a recent townhall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, which focused on the education sector....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Sixth Form Pathways Programme (SFPP) is a social tool that will help to address deviance among the youth. Addressing a recent education townhall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, Mr. Holness said the initiative will ensure that students receive the full benefit of the education system, while acting as a...

An assessment of all four-year-old children within the Early Childhood sector has been completed, as the Government targets students who may have early reading, numeracy or behavioural challenges. “We do not yet have the results. But from pilot studies, we know that about 30 per cent of our children have issues with reading and numeracy,” Minister of Education and Youth,...

Students must not be denied access to classrooms and school resources because of unpaid fees, says Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Speaking at a recent education townhall meeting at Jamaica College in St. Andrew, the Prime Minister said some public schools are charging parents “exorbitant fees which are exclusionary.” “If we are truly serious about creating this equal...

Repairs have been completed on 29 of the 39 schools that were prioritised for attention during the 2022/23 fiscal year, says Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. The Minister, who was addressing the Office of the Prime Minister’s Face-To-Face Townhall Meeting on Education at Jamaica College in St. Andrew recently, said works on the remaining institutions are either 90...

Approximately 7,000 students who sat this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations and are deemed in need of special assistance with their academics, will receive support from the Ministry of Education and Youth during the 2022/23 school year. Some $29 million is slated to be spent by the Ministry to undertake special assessments for students categorised on Pathway Two and...

The main goal of transforming Jamaica’s education system is to close the inequality gap in students’ learning experiences and outcomes, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has said. He noted that critical to accomplishing this objective is standardising resources and strengthening the accountability framework within the sector. “The objective of the transformation is to keep the schools that are...