Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is hailing the private sector partnership in the push towards achieving an overall improvement in student performance in mathematics. He was speaking on Monday, July 13, at the opening of a seminar on the Singapore Method of Teaching Mathematics, at the Knutsford Court Hotel, New Kingston. The two-day seminar is the joint...

Five more Jamaican teachers are to benefit from training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at the Loma Lindo University (LLU) in California this summer. The teachers, who are scheduled to leave the island on July 11 are: Althea McFarlane-Allen from Denham Town High School in Kingston; Donna Reid from the Manchester High School; Phillipa Morris-Grey from Brown’s Town...

The Ministry of Education is reporting significant increase in the certification of young people involved in the revised Career Advancement Programme (CAP). Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean, says the certification rate has improved from below five per cent to up to 50 per cent. She was addressing a graduation ceremony for 72 youngsters, who have successfully completed the programme,...

The educational status of 77 persons from the community of Majesty Gardens, in South West St. Andrew, has been improved, as they have successfully completed various levels of the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL) High School Diploma Equivalency (HSDE) programme. The HSDE was delivered through the Majesty Gardens Community Development Education Programme, an initiative of Prime Minister and Member...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, said that despite some “small hitches,” the sitting of the Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy Test on June 30 and July 1 was a success. He explained that the issues were confined to insufficient test and answer papers, but noted that these were quickly rectified. He said that provision was made for students...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the request for transfers of students who were recently placed in high schools, based on their performance in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), should be completed by Friday, July 3. “The Principals of High Schools have a five per cent discretion, so they will accommodate some of the transfers on different...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the transformation of Jamaica’s education system must be done without political interference, if the process is to be successful. He was addressing the 58th annual Hanover Charities grant and scholarship presentation ceremony at the Round Hill Hotel in Hanover on Tuesday, June 30. Minister Thwaites said the nation’s education enterprise should not...