| Mon - Thur 8:30 am - 5:00pm, Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Government of Jamaica ja-flag
Advertisement
Hurricane Melissa

Latest

Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right), addresses teachers, at the closing ceremony of the Positive Behaviour Intervention System training course, held on April 17, at the Theological Seminary in Kingston.
Minister of Education, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites (right), addresses teachers, at the closing ceremony of the Positive Behaviour Intervention System training course, held on April 17, at the Theological Seminary in Kingston.

Teachers Urged to Drive Change in Schools

Teachers, who have been trained under the Ministry of Education’s Positive Behaviour Intervention System, are being urged to drive change in beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours, among students. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, issued the charge, as he addressed the...
Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, Alfredo Stefan (left), interacts with a group of Spanish students from Excelsior High School, at the Spanish Immersion Day held on Wednesday (April 15), at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston. The event was staged by the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the embassies of Spanish-speaking countries in Jamaica.
Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, Alfredo Stefan (left), interacts with a group of Spanish students from Excelsior High School, at the Spanish Immersion Day held on Wednesday (April 15), at the Kingston and St. Andrew Parish Library on Tom Redcam Drive in Kingston. The event was staged by the Spanish-Jamaican Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the embassies of Spanish-speaking countries in Jamaica.

Fluency in Spanish a Tremendous Asset – Rev. Thwaites
Minister of Education Hon Rev. Ronald Thwaites addresses journalists at a post-Sectoral press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Minister of Education Hon Rev. Ronald Thwaites addresses journalists at a post-Sectoral press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister.

Education Minister Extends Condolences to Families of Slain Students
Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.
Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

Education Minister Urges Students to Stop Smoking
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the graduation ceremony for the 35 participants in the Ministry’s Aspiring Principals’ Programme, held today (April 14), at the University of the West Indies’ Regional Headquarters in Kingston.
Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the graduation ceremony for the 35 participants in the Ministry’s Aspiring Principals’ Programme, held today (April 14), at the University of the West Indies’ Regional Headquarters in Kingston.

Aspiring Principals Programme Gold Standard for Future School Leaders – Rev. Thwaites

More

Budget 2015/2016Education

Re-Socialisation Programmes for Primary and Secondary Schools

A number of re-socialisation programmes will be implemented in primary and secondary schools this year as the Ministry of Education intensifies efforts to address behavioural problems and reduce school violence. The initiatives, some of which are being reintroduced, include the Health and Family Life Education, Valuable Pathways, Dream-A-World, and Change From Within (CFW). Portfolio Minister, Hon.  Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who...
Read more
Education

Education Ministry Looking To Boost School Attendance

The Ministry of Education will be implementing several measures aimed at increasing the national attendance rates at the infant, primary and secondary levels. Portfolio Minister, Rev. Ronald Thwaites, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2015/16 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 15. Rev. Thwaites noted that for the academic year 2013/2014, the national attendance rates...
Read more
Education

Trained Teachers in Early Childhood System

The Ministry of Education is reporting that it has placed trained teachers in the early childhood system, and is now moving to pay teachers more, implement programmes for special needs children, and boost the school feeding programme. According to portfolio Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, more than 200 basic schools have been integrated into infant departments in primary schools, while...
Read more
Education

Education Ministry Supports JTA in Neuroscience Thrust

The Ministry of Education has given its full support to the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), in its quest to explore the principles of neuroscience, in a bid to aid the teaching-learning process in the island’s educational institutions. Speaking at the JTA’s 2015 Education Conference at the Hilton Hotel, in Montego Bay, St. James, on April 8, Director of the Ministry’s...
Read more
Education

Deans of Discipline Urged to Lead the Charge

Deans of Discipline in schools across the island are being urged to lead the charge in restoring positive attitudes, values and behaviours among students. This call came from Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who stressed that antisocial behaviour in the nation’s schools is “an urgent problem,” that can be tackled directly by these individuals who are charged with...
Read more
President of the United States, Barack Obama, addresses Caribbean Youth leaders at a Town Hall Meeting at the University of the West Indies, Mona on April 9.
EducationPrime MinisterUS President Visit

President Obama Announces US$70 Million Youth Training and Employment Programme

President of the United States, Barack Obama, today (April 9) announced a US$70 million development programme to benefit youth in Latin America and the Caribbean. President Obama announced the programme at a special Town Hall meeting with Caribbean youth leaders held at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. The programme will be used to support education, training and...
Read more
Education

Education Ministry to Close at 12 noon on Thursday

The public is advised that the Ministry of Education will close its offices at National Heroes Circle in Kingston on Thursday, March 9 at 12 noon. The early closure is caused by restrictions on traffic arising from the scheduled visit of United States President Barack Obama to National Heroes Park. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the early closure....
Read more