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Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addressing a virtual town hall on June 30.
Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, addressing a virtual town hall on June 30.

17,000 Students, 3, 000 Teachers Already Registered For Summer School Programme

Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe, says that approximately 17,000 students and 3,000 teachers have, so far, indicated their interest in the National Summer School initiative, which commences on Monday (July...
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking at a town hall on the National School Learning and Intervention Plan (NSLIP) held virtually on June 30.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaking at a town hall on the National School Learning and Intervention Plan (NSLIP) held virtually on June 30.

Education Minister Encourages Students To Participate In Summer School
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 29).
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (June 29).

Education Minister Announces National School Learning And Intervention Plan
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (second left), presents a tablet to grade-four Portsmouth Primary School student, Sarah Malcolm. Occasion was a ceremony held at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (June 29), to hand over 50 tablets donated by the Toll Authority of Jamaica to the school based in Portmore, St. Cathrine. Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller (left); Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Custos of Clarendon and Board Chairman of the Toll Authority of Jamaica, William Shagoury.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague (second left), presents a tablet to grade-four Portsmouth Primary School student, Sarah Malcolm. Occasion was a ceremony held at the Ministry in Kingston on Tuesday (June 29), to hand over 50 tablets donated by the Toll Authority of Jamaica to the school based in Portmore, St. Cathrine. Looking on (from left) are Member of Parliament for St. Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller (left); Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams; and Custos of Clarendon and Board Chairman of the Toll Authority of Jamaica, William Shagoury.

Toll Authority Donates 50 Tablets To Portsmouth Primary School Students
Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for West Central St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), with President of non-profit organisation, Jamaica Millennium Vision for Youth (JMVY), Chad Rattray (left), and Vice President, Akkeem Polack, at Seaward Drive Primary School on Saturday (June 26). The Prime Minister was visiting students who participated in special ‘super classes’ facilitated at the institution on Saturday (June 26) by JMVY for 2021 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) external test candidates.
Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for West Central St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), with President of non-profit organisation, Jamaica Millennium Vision for Youth (JMVY), Chad Rattray (left), and Vice President, Akkeem Polack, at Seaward Drive Primary School on Saturday (June 26). The Prime Minister was visiting students who participated in special ‘super classes’ facilitated at the institution on Saturday (June 26) by JMVY for 2021 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) external test candidates.

CSEC/CAPE Exam Candidates Benefit From Preparatory ‘Super Classes’

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Education Ministry Develops NSLIP For New School Year

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has developed a National School Learning and Intervention Plan (NSLIP), to guide curriculum management on the reopening of schools at the beginning of the 2021/2022 academic year. The plan was created against the background of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on Jamaica’s education system, which has resulted in learning...
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Education Ministry Offers Capacity-Building Opportunities For School Personnel

In preparation for the 2021/2022 academic year, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, through the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC), will offer capacity building opportunities for school personnel during the 2021 summer period. This was disclosed in a bulletin issued by the Ministry recently. Under the theme ‘Recover Smarter’, the Ministry aims to support and bolster the readiness of teachers...
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Minister of Education, and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams
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Education Ministry Looking to Expand Coding in Schools Programme

The Coding in Schools programme, which is now in its pilot phase in 20 schools, is set to be rolled out in other institutions shortly. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, who said the programme will be evaluated to determine the next steps toward wider implementation. “The pilot… is [concluding] at the end...
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Education, Youth and Information Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right), and Chair, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Jamaica Women in Engineering Affinity Group, Charlene Brown (left), display a photo of one of 350 desk shields being donated by the organisation to the Denham Town High School in Kingston. The occasion was a symbolic handover ceremony for the shields at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Friday (June 25). Looking on are Denham Town High student, Taquan Graham (2nd left), and Acting Principal, Donovan Hunter.
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Professional Group Donates Desk Shields to Denham Town High School

The Denham Town High School in Kingston has received 350 desk shields from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Jamaica Women in Engineering Affinity Group. The donation is in support of the Government’s planned full resumption of face-to-face classroom instructional delivery when the 2021/22 academic year starts in September. A symbolic presentation of the shields was made to...
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The NCE Supports the Government’s Plan for Schools to Return to Face-to-Face Teaching and Learning in September 2021

The National Council on Education (NCE) welcomes the announcement made by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, that schools will reopen for face-to-face learning in September of this year. The need for face-to-face learning supports the findings of the NCE studies, which identified major learning loss among students as a result of the challenges that they experienced with online...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left), hands over a printer to Principal, McCauley Primary School, Claudia Byer (right), at Harmony Hall Gospel Church on Corletts Road in St. Catherine South Central, on June 18. Sharing the moment is Member of Parliament for the area, Dr. Andrew Wheatley.
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PM Hands Over Tablets To Students In St. Catherine South Central

More than 30 students living in St. Catherine South Central now have tablets for their online classes, thanks to Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and his Positive Jamaica Foundation. Mr. Holness visited Harmony Hall Gospel Church on Corletts Road on June 18, and met with students from McCauley Primary, Homestead Primary and Infant, and Horizon Park Primary Schools,...
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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, speaks in the House of Representatives. (File Photo)
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House Approves Bill To Empower CCCJ To Grant And Confer Academic Awards

The Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (Amendment, Validation and Indemnity) Act, 2021 was passed in the House of Representatives on June 22. The Bill seeks to expressly empower the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ) to grant and confer academic awards and distinctions and to rescind such awards and distinctions where the Council may have good and sufficient...
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