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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (third left), peruses a document during Friday’s (July 8) press conference to discuss the results of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. With her (from left) are Deputy Chief Education Officer for Examinations, Assessment and Administration Services, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle; Acting Chief Education Officer, Dr. Kasan Troupe; and Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Maureen Dwyer.

Over 50 Per Cent of Students Ranked Proficient Or Highly Proficient

More than 50 per cent of students who sat Primary Exit Profile (PEP) this year, have been categorised as ‘proficient’ or ‘highly proficient’ in all four subject areas. Figures from the Ministry of Education and Youth show that in Language...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), addresses Friday’s (July 8) press conference to discuss the results of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston. From left is Deputy Chief Education Officer for Examinations, Assessment and Administration Services, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle and Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Kasan Troupe.

87 Per Cent of Students Placed in Schools of Choice

Parents Urged to Ensure Children Attend National Summer School

Work Progressing on Education Policies

Student Attendance Back at Pre-Pandemic Levels

4 years ago Education

ETOC Officially Launched to Advance Education Sector

Advancement of the education sector is under way, following the official launch of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC). Launched during a ceremony at Jamaica House, in Kingston, on July 6, ETOC is currently finalising its implementation plan for recommendations in the 2022 Jamaica Education Transformation Commission (JETC) report. Approval of the plan and finalisation of its budget are slated...

Programme Director of the Global Services Sector (GSS) Project, Marjorie Straw, says the GSS Project and its partners offer training to Jamaicans to upskill them as part of Jamaica’s value proposition, as a skilled workforce attracts investments.

4 years ago EducationYouth

Skills Training, Another Component for FDI

The Global Services Sector (GSS) Project is aimed at providing Jamaicans with the requisite skills and training to attract foreign direct investment and other positive outcomes. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank session on the new High School Immersion Bootcamp Training Programme offered under the GSS Project, Programme Director, Marjorie Straw, said that skills and training are important considerations...

Case managers from The Ministry of National Security engaged a group of parents in a sensitisation session at Dupont Primary & Infant School for the 25 Schools Strategy.

4 years ago EducationNational Security and Peace

25 Schools Strategy Welcomed by Parents

The Ministry of National Security is conducting sensitisation sessions at schools across Jamaica to inform parents about the 25 Schools Strategy. The project is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of National Security and the Ministry of Education and Youth. It is aimed at providing assessment, recommendation, intervention and support for children who display maladaptive behaviour in the select schools....

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan, addresses graduates at the Lacovia High School Valedictory Service in St. Elizabeth on Tuesday (July 5).

4 years ago EducationInformation

Morgan Challenges Graduates to Be Positive Role Models

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan, says that the current generation of students possess the capacity to bring about momentous change to the Jamaican society. Giving the keynote address at the Lacovia High School’s Valedictory Service in St. Elizabeth on Tuesday, (July 5), Mr. Morgan noted that students...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks at the official launch of the online School Board Platform at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Wednesday (June 28). The establishment of the virtual portal forms part of a comprehensive strategy to transform the governance of Jamaica’s public educational institutions.

4 years ago EducationYouth

Plans Being Made to Transform School Boards

The Ministry of Education and Youth and the National Council on Education (NCE) are putting medium and short-term strategies in place to transform the current school governance structure. This is according to portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, who informed that several initiatives are being pursued to provide greater support to the boards of management and to transform the school governance...

4 years ago EducationTechnologyYouth

Primary-School Teachers Urged To Redeem Laptop Vouchers

More than 700 primary-level teachers who have received electronic vouchers (e-vouchers) under the ‘Laptop for Teachers’ initiative are yet to redeem their vouchers for devices and are being urged by the Ministry of Education and Youth to do so. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, said the latest numbers show that 8,852 e-vouchers for laptops have been issued to primary-level teachers...

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Homer Davis (centre) breaks ground for the rehabilitation of a sanitation block at the Lethe Primary and Infant School in St. James on June 30. Joining him (from left) are Superintendent of Police in Charge of Operations, St. James Police Division, Eron Samuels; Principal of Bickersteth Primary and Infant School in St. James, Robert Gordon; Owner of Odel Allen Construction, Odel Allen; Senior Manager for Social Development at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mona Sue Ho; Regional Director at the Ministry of Education and Youth – Region Four, Dr. Michelle Pinnock; and Principal of Lethe Primary and Infant School, Allison McGhie.

4 years ago EducationWorks / Construction

Sanitation Block at Lethe Primary and Infant to Be Rehabilitated

Students and staff of the Lethe Primary and Infant School in St. James will have access to improved sanitation facilities under a project being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF). The entity, under the Integrated Community Development Project – Phase 2 (ICDP II), is providing $12.3 million to rehabilitate the institution’s sanitation block, including upgrading of toilets and...