Minister of Education and Youth the Hon. Fayval Williams says the Ministry has requested an urgent meeting with Chairwoman of CARICOM’s Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD), Senator the Hon. Kay McConney, to appeal for an extension of this year’s secondary exit exams. Minister Williams revealed this during her closing remarks at the Installation Ceremony of the National Youth...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging teachers to further integrate the use of technology in the teaching and learning process in the island’s schools. Mrs. Williams was addressing the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) Annual Education Conference’s opening session, which was held at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Trelawny on Tuesday (April 19). “I know that...

Acting Director of Donor and Partnership Management, National Education Trust, Shirley Moncrieffe (left), and National Mathematics Coordinator in the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY), Dr. Tameika Benjamin, observe as student from the Oracabessa Primary School in St. Mary, Shedean Davis, opens a pack of FDA-approved antiseptic wipes. Her school and others across the island will benefit from a donation...

The Government has invested more than $1.8 billion to militate against learning loss across the education sector. Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the disclosure during her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (April 12). “This figure does not include our continued support of online/media platforms and educational resources, which...

The Ministry of Education and Youth is in the process of implementing a programme to replace defective hand-held metal detectors in schools. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the announcement during her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives, on April 12. The announcement comes in the wake of an audit, conducted by the Ministry, of...

Various stakeholders within the education sector are collaborating to implement psychosocial and socio-emotional learning activities, to help reduce violence in schools. The stakeholders include principals, guidance counsellors, health and family life teachers and the deans of discipline. “We have developed a model that was shared with all schools, and we asked that the focus be given to our high schools,...

Schools across the island are expected to develop their intervention plans using the National School Learning and Intervention Plan (NSLIP), which has been developed by the Ministry of Education and Youth to guide curriculum management for schools. “The NSLIP includes extra teaching time for students through summer school and extra lesson/homework programmes, psychosocial engagements, parental engagements, strict monitoring of attendance,...