Thursday, March 20, promises to be a pivotal day for educators, as the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) will host its third Leadership Day Conference, at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters, Mona. Under the theme, ‘Situating Educational Leadership in National Development, Going Beyond Conversations to Implementation’, the event aims to explore innovative and actionable strategies...

Emergency measures have been implemented to ensure that grade-six students at Leeds Primary & Infant School in St. Elizabeth can sit their Primary Exit Profile (PEP) assessment next week without disruption. The move comes against the background of a fire at the institution on Sunday night (March 9) that damaged significant portions of the school building. Minister of Education, Skills,...

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, is being lauded for its invaluable contribution in generating research and analysis that inform and shape policy. “From advancement in healthcare, pioneering work in the social sciences, education, agriculture and technology, UWI represents a repository of expertise with the potential to transform lives,” said Senior Education Officer in the Ministry of Education,...

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) that will provide for the development of academic and educational cooperation and promote relations and mutual understanding between the institutions. CMU President, Professor Andrew Spencer and President of UTech, Dr. Kevin Brown, affixed their signatures to the agreement at the CMU’s main...

The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, since its inception in 2003, has awarded 4,909 scholarships, valued at $829 million, to more than 2,000 early-childhood-education practitioners and leaders pursuing undergraduate and graduate degree programmes. Focus areas include early-childhood education, special education, literacy and numeracy, curriculum development, educational leadership and educational administration, at tertiary institutions locally and overseas. Minister...

The Barking Lodge Primary and Infant School in St. Thomas now boasts a brand-new state-of-the-art Infant Department through investment of $41 million by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. The project entailed the transformation of the teacher’s cottage at the school into two modern classrooms, with a sick bay, bathroom facilities, a kitchenette, an office and perimeter...

As part of its 20th Annual Quality Assurance in Higher Education (QA) Week, being observed from March 9 to 15, the University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) will host a special online symposium on Tuesday, March 11 at 9:00 a.m. The event will be held under the theme ‘Upskilling for the Future: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy as a Quality Standard for...