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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean (left), gives details of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations to be held in 2019, as Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, displays one of the Cheetah PEP practice books, at the Ministry's Quarterly Press Briefing, held at their offices in downtown, Kingston, on December 6.

PEP Exams to be Conducted over a Five Day Period in 2019

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dr. Grace McLean, has announced that the inaugural Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations will be conducted over five day period in 2019. “Based on suggestions that we got to...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (second left) and State Minister in the Ministry, Floyd Green, peruse the new Cheetah Primary Exit Profile (PEP) text book at the Ministry's Quarterly Press Briefing, which was held at their offices in downtown Kingston on Thursday (December 6). Sharing the moment are Authors of Cheetah PEP practice books, Dr. Paulette Trowers (second right) and Dr. Stephanie Mullings.

Education Minister Explains PEP Mock Exam Results

Deputy Chief Education Officer with responsibility for the Students Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Terry-Ann Thomas-Gayle

Placement Mechanism for PEP Same as GSAT

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague (left), converses with Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) Director General, Nari Williams-Singh, during Thursday’s (December 6) opening ceremony for the second annual two-day aviation seminar, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. Mr. Montague was the keynote speaker. The event is jointly hosted by the JCAA, Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) and Aeronautical Telecommunications Limited (AEROTEL) under the theme ‘Air Transport as an Engine of Economic Development in Jamaica and the Caribbean’.

Discussions Under Way for Aviation School in Jamaica

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon Ruel Reid (centre), with Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison (left) and Editor at B3 (Bump, Baby and Beyond) Magazine and Parenting Lifestyle Consultant, Michelle Gordon, following the closing ceremony of the 2nd Regional Caribbean Conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), held at the Hilton Rose Hall Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James, on Wednesday (December 5).

Education Minister Calls for Cultural Shift to End Corporal Punishment

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid.

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Early-Childhood Practitioners Exempt from Certain Payments

Early-childhood practitioners will no longer be required to pay for certain government documents. This was stated by Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (December 5). “Cabinet has granted approval for all practitioners at registered early-childhood institutions to be exempt from paying for police records, medical...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (right), presents a plaque to Director of Regional Educational Services, Region One, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during the fourth staging of the Performance Management and Appraisal System (PMAS) awards ceremony, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 4. During the ceremony, persons were recognised for their outstanding performance during the 2017/18 period.

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Top performers In Education Ministry Recognised

Top achievers in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information who received overall performance scores of 90 to 100 per cent during the 2017/18 fiscal period were recognised for their achievement. They were recognised during the fourth staging of the Performance Management and Appraisal System (PMAS) rewards ceremony, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on December 4....

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (centre), and International Proxy Parents (IPP) President, Roma Greenaway (right), with three beneficiaries of IPP student bursaries for 2019 (from left) Ajani Simpson, Ardenne High School; Akeem Thomas, Jamaica College; and Shanecia Daley, Vere Technical High School. The cheque, in the sum of $1.49 million, which will also fund 1PP community projects in 2019, was symbolically presented during a ceremony at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, on Wednesday (December 5).

7 years ago Education

Education Minister Lauds IPP for its Assistance

Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, has lauded local charity organisation, International Proxy Parents (IPP), for its ongoing commitment to the development of education in Jamaica. This it does through the annual disbursement of scholarships, totalling over $1 million, to secondary students enrolled in grades eight to 13 in 15 institutions islandwide. It also funds several...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), greets Counsellor for Public Affairs at the United States Embassy in Kingston, Jeremiah Knight, during the launch of the Ministry’s Zone Leader Master Teachers Programme at the Caenwood Centre Auditorium in Kingston on Monday (December 3).

7 years ago EducationInformation

Education Ministry Embarks on Early-Childhood Master Teachers Programme

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has embarked on a Zone Leader Master Teachers Programme, designed to identify and address leadership challenges at the early-childhood level. The initiative is being jointly undertaken with the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), and the United States Embassy in Jamaica, which is funding the engagement at a cost of approximately US$20,000. The programme was...

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green (right), presents teacher at the St. Thomas-based Morant Bay High School, Moesha Brown, with the trophy for being the Most Outstanding Career Advancement Programme (CAP) School. Occasion was a graduation ceremony for over 3,000 CAP students, held on December 3 at the National Indoor Sports Complex in St. Andrew.

7 years ago EducationYouth

CAP Impacting Young People Significantly

Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Floyd Green, says the Career Advancement Programme (CAP) is impacting young people significantly. Delivering the keynote address at a graduation ceremony for more than 3,000 CAP students on December 3 at the National Indoor Sports Complex in St. Andrew, Mr. Green pointed out that the number of students...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard (left) accepts an award from Chief Executive Officer of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) , Kaysia Kerr (right), for his participation and support of the Commission’s programmes and activities during Parent Month in November. The occasion was the NPSC’s National Parent Awards Ceremony, held at Hotel RIU Montego Bay in St. James on Friday (November 30).

7 years ago Education

Parents Urged to Speak Out Against Corporal Punishment in Schools

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Dean-Roy Bernard, is appealing for parents to speak out whenever they see corporal punishment being enforced in schools, as it is no longer an acceptable practice. “Violence begets violence. All of us, when we see corporal punishment being used in our schools, we should make a sound about it. We...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid (left), along with Chief Executive Officer, Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, W. Billy Heaven (centre) and Chairperson, Early Childhood Commission, Trisha Williams-Singh, views one of the four new classrooms at the New Forest Infant School in Manchester. The facility was officially opened on November 29.

7 years ago EducationInformationYouth

109 Specialist Mathematics Teachers in Training

The first cohort of 109 specialist mathematics teachers is now in training and will be deployed to the education system, upon graduating next year. This was disclosed by Minister of Education Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, who noted that the teachers will be bonded for a five-year period. He informed that the five-year bond would ensure that...