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...

There will be no face-to-face classes on the first teaching day of the new school year, Monday, September 6. Students will be taught remotely. This was announced by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Fayval Williams, while addressing a virtual Parents’ Town Hall Meeting on Vaccination on Tuesday (August 31). Ms. Williams said she is aware that parents and...

e-Learning Jamaica Limited (e-LJAM) is encouraging students who received tablets under the Government’s Tablets in School Programme and the Own Your Own Device Initiative, to care for and protect the devices. “The devices should be used primarily for educational purposes and cared for so they can function optimally. On the e-LJAM website, students and parents will find videos that speak...