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Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid addressing Wednesday’s (October 17) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

PEP Website up and Running

A website to assist teachers, parents and students in preparation for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) is now fully operational. Persons may access the website at www.moey.gov.jm/pep. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon....

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, speaking at the 2018 Annual Conference of the Association of Principals and Vice Principals of Secondary Schools, held at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort and Spa on October 14.

Special Education Policy Before Cabinet

Regional Director at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Kasan Troupe (third left) and Member of Parliament for South St. Andrew, Mark Golding (second left), cut the ribbon to officially open the iTELBPO Smart Academy, at the Trench Town Polytechnic College (TTPC), on October 11. Principal of the College, Dr. Dosseth Edwards-Watson, is at left. At right is Head of Training at iTELBPO Smart Solutions, Shurland Buchanan.

BPO Training now Available at Trench Town Polytechnic College

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (centre) exchanges greetings with President, The Mico University College, Dr. Ashburn Pinnock (right), at Mico Care Centre’s 7th Biennial Education Conference at Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on Thursday (October 11). Sharing in the moment is Board Chairman, The Mico University College, Professor Neville Ying.

Students Showing Improvement Under PEP Model

Ruel Gibson, JP, Principal of XARS Equipment & Trucking Co. Ltd.

Maritime Industry Stalwart Awarded OD

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), listens to Director General, Public Sector Transformation and Modernisation Programme, Office of the Cabinet, Veniece Pottinger-Scott, at the launch of the Records and Information Management (RIM) Policy Implementation and Sensitisation Programme on Thursday (October 4) at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

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RIM Policy Implementation and Sensitisation Programme Launched

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, in collaboration with the Office of the Cabinet, has launched the Records and Information Management (RIM) Policy Implementation and Sensitisation Programme, geared towards ensuring that all activities and decisions of the Government are fully and accurately documented, managed and monitored. The policy will govern records and information management across all ministries, departments and...

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BSJ Signs MOU with UTech to Widen Teaching of Metrology

The incorporation of metrology into the engineering and science curricula at the University of Technology (UTech) has been achieved. This was made possible through a revised memorandum of understanding (MOU) between UTech and the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ). The document was signed by President of UTech, Professor Stephen Vasciannie; and Executive Director of the BSJ, Stephen Wedderburn, at the...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), speaking to teachers and principals at a Teacher Sensitisation and Consultation Session, held on Tuesday (October 2) at the Old Harbour New Testament Church in St. Catherine.

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Students Could Do CXC Exams Online in Five Years – Minister

Minister of Education, Youth and Education, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid has reiterated that in about five years, students sitting Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) subjects will do some aspects of their examinations online. “They’re already doing marking online, and all CXC exams are likely, within the next five years, to be online,” Senator Reid said, as he addressed a Teacher...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), engages with Minister of State, Hon. Floyd Green, just before the start of a press conference at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on October 3.

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PEP Performance Task Pushed Back to March 2019

The Performance Task aspect of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), previously scheduled for December, has been pushed back to March 2019. The Ability Test and Curriculum-Based Test components will be conducted in February 2019 and April 2019, respectively, as previously scheduled. Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure during a press briefing at...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left), fields questions during a Teacher Sensitisation and Consultation Session on Tuesday (October 2) at Old Harbour New Testament Church in St. Catherine. He is flanked by (from left) Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean; Acting Deputy Chief Education Officer, Dasmine Kennedy; and Assistant Chief Education Officer, Core Curriculum Unit, Winnie Berry.

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PEP Website to be Launched

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says a new website to assist teachers, parents and students in preparation for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), will be launched by the end of the week. He was speaking at a Teacher Sensitisation and Consultation Session for PEP at the Old Harbour New Testament Church in Clarendon on...

Drummers of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) practise in preparation for a parade.

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Education Ministry Increasing Uniformed Groups in Schools

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, under its Safety and Security Programme, is on a mission to increase the number of uniformed groups in schools. The move is part of measures to improve discipline among students. Research shows that the presence of clubs and uniformed groups on the school grounds helps to promote positive values and attitudes. In addition,...

Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School, Susan Rattray Hammond, speaks to students in a classroom

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Petersfield Primary Implements Activities to Improve Performance in Maths

Principal of Petersfield Primary and Infant School, in Westmoreland, Susan Rattray Hammond, says the school’s robust mathematics programme will ensure that students’ performance in the subject improves significantly over time. During an interview with JIS News, Mrs. Rattray Hammond said that in an effort to get students excited about mathematics, the school has implemented several activities based on the subject....