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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addresses the audience at the Mona Heights Primary School Graduation ceremony, held on July 2 at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jamaica College.

Transfer of GSAT Students to be Completed By July 3

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...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, presents a cheque to paralegal secretary at the Montego Bay Legal Aid Clinic in St. James, Andrea Smith, on behalf of Hanover Charities. Occasion was Hanover Charities’ 58th annual grant ceremony held on June 30 at the Round Hill Hotel in Hanover, where the charity handed over $24 million in scholarships and other grants.

Rev. Thwaites Hails Hanover Charities As A Valuable Partner In Education

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (left), presents a Medal of Appreciation to Principal of the Water Valley Primary School in St. Mary, Morris Edwards, in recognition of his contribution to education. Forty teachers were recognised at the function held on June 24, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

Water Valley Primary Principal Dedicated to Education

Grade Four teacher at the Schoolfield Primary and Infant School, in St. Elizabeth, Leonie McKenzie, encourages her students to read during one her teaching sessions at the school.

Schoolfield Primary Making Major Strides in Literacy

A section of the new Granville Counselling Centre, located at the Granville Child Care Facility in Trelawny, which was officially opened on June 24. The complex was established at a cost of approximately $12 million.

Granville Child Care Facility Gets Counselling Centre

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Education an Important Tool for Development

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...

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. (FILE)

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Factsheet on Proposed Closure of Small Schools

INTRODUCTION The Ministry of Education in keeping with the procedures below has been monitoring small schools over the last five years. This procedure was circulated to all schools and letters were sent to schools that are under enrolment of 100 students. Meetings have been held with all stakeholders including the churches, Members of Parliament, Board Chairmen and community members to...

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MIND Lends Support for Road Safety

The Management Institute for National Development (MIND) is lending support to the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) and the Police Traffic Division in the drive to encourage road users to pay special attention to young children on the roads. This is part of the activities for National Road Safety Month (June), with the focus on sensitising the public about proper...

Jamaica Library Service (JLS) Director General, Karen Barton (left), and Microsoft Jamaica’s Sector Manager for Education, Queenie Ko (right), observe as the entity’s Country Manager, George Gobin, demonstrates features of the Microsoft Office 2013 Pro Plus computer software applications, which were donated by the technology solutions entity, during a presentation ceremony at the JLS’ head office, Tom Redcam Drive, St. Andrew, on Friday (June 19). The overall donation is valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million)

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JLS Receives Computer Software Valued at $131.85 Million

The Jamaica Library Service’s (JLS) information and communications technology (ICT) project, currently being developed, has been boosted with the provision of computer software, valued approximately $131.85 million (US$1.13 million), by Microsoft Jamaica. The donation, which is the largest to date made by the technology solutions firm in the English-speaking Caribbean, entails Office 2013 Pro Plus applications, comprising: Microsoft Word, Excel,...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, greets exuberant students of the Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School in Kingston today (June 19), following the launch of a behaviour modification initiative at the institution’s Hagley Park Road premises. The initiative dubbed: ‘Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) Behaviour Modification Programme’ will be implemented at the Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School in September and is aimed at addressing anti-social tendencies.

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Behaviour Modification Programme for Cockburn Gardens Primary

Come September, students at the Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School in Kingston will benefit from a behaviour modification programme that is aimed at addressing antisocial tendencies. Dubbed ‘Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) Behaviour Modification Programme’, the initiative is designed to proactively identify students with behavioural problems and recommend intervention to effectively deal with the issues. It...

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New Board Appointed For HEART Trust/NTA

The Government has reappointed lecturer and researcher in Instructional Systems Design & Technology in Education, at the Institute of Education, University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Moses Peart, to chair the new Board of the HEART Trust/NTA. Dr. Peart also serves as Chairman of the Curriculum Committee of the Joint Board of Teacher Education (JBTE). Making the announcement at...

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Workshop to Assist Science Teachers

Thirty Mathematics and Science teachers at both the Primary and Secondary levels are benefiting from a two-day workshop focusing on innovative and interactive ways of teaching both subjects. The workshop is being held at the Hotel Four Seasons, in Kingston, from June 18 to 19 and is being hosted by the Scientific Research Council under the European Union (EU)-funded Improving...