Some 12,000 teachers have already been trained to deliver lessons from the new National Standards Curriculum in five grades starting this academic year. Training started at the beginning of August and will continue into September. Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean, said this training is critical, as the rollout of the new curriculum for grades one and four at the...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, will be introducing a new early-stimulation programme, which will prepare children for learning while they are still in the womb. “We are priding ourselves on a structured programme from pregnancy to age 29,” said Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid. “We will network through our other ministries…to ensure we work together to...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says Region Four schools are in a state of readiness for the start of the 2016/17 academic year. Region Four covers educational institutions in Westmoreland, Hanover, and St. James. Addressing a back-to-school meeting of principals in the region at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre on Tuesday (August 30), Minister...

The Government remains committed to equipping Jamaicans with the requisite skills and academic qualifications, in order to effectively satisfy and compete in the ever-changing labour market. “It is a thrust of the Ministry not only to ensure that our students have strong academic knowledge, but to train them in the various skill competencies that the world needs,” says Minister of...

In a matter of weeks, the performance report of approximately 100 schools will be made available by the National Education Inspectorate (NEI). Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, made the disclosure during Monday's (Aug. 29) back-to-school conference for Region One at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston. He said once the report is “launched”, discussions...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says the Government is committed to investing in education as the driving force in attaining economic and social prosperity in the country. “We are on the right track and we must continue if we are to be successful in building a brighter and more prosperous Jamaica,” he said. Senator...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says increased focus will be placed on building the capacity of teachers as part of measures to improve student performance. Speaking to JIS News following the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) 52nd Annual Conference at the Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa in St. James on August 25, Senator Reid...