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Revised Safety and Security Manual to Address Bullying in Schools

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the Revised Safety and Security Manual 2015 for schools, will address bullying within the education sector. Addressing the House of Representatives on July 21, the Minister explained that the guidelines were informed by...

18 Underpopulated Primary Schools to Be Closed

The JIS Chorale performing at the Grand Gospel Concert and Fashion Show, held on Sunday ( July 19), in aid of the Campbell’s Scholarship and Church Building Fund, at the Broadleaf Moravian Church, in Manchester.

Students from Broadleaf Primary Get Scholarships

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, shakes hands business teacher at Holland High School in Trelawny, Dayle Evans, after presenting him with an award for long and distinguished service. Occasion was an award function to honour master teachers, held on July 16, at the Medallion Hall Hotel in Kingston.

JTC Bill To Go Before Legislative Committee

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (2nd left), admires throw pillows being show to him by master teacher at Tivoli Gardens High School in Kingston, Maureen Francis-Christie. Looking on are Interim Chairman of the Master Teacher Programme, Ray Howell (2nd right); and Jamaica Teachers’ Association President (JTA) President, Doran Dixon. They were observing an exhibition by Mrs. Francis-Christie, one of 11 master teachers recognised for long and distinguished service, at a ceremony held on July 16 at the Medallion Hall Hotel.

Rev. Thwaites Urges Increased Participation in Master Teacher Programme

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Education Ministry to Spend $775 Million to Purchase Textbooks

It will cost the Ministry of Education some $775 million to procure textbooks for the upcoming school year beginning in September. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, made the disclosure while addressing the House of Representatives on July 21. He pointed out that the textbooks reflect the content of the Revised Primary Curriculum and the syllabi for the Caribbean...

Professor of Law and Economics and Vice President, Community Service and Development, University of Technology (UTech), Rosalea Hamilton, addresses the launch of UTech’s Teach the Youth summer outreach programme at the Technology Innovation Centre, UTech campus, on July 10.

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UTech Students Urged to Continue Impacting Lives in Communities

Volunteers in this year’s Teach the Youth programme have been urged to continue the University of Technology’s (UTech) tradition of taking initiatives that positively impact the lives of others in the communities surrounding the tertiary institution, in Kingston. Speaking at the launch of this year’s programme, at the Technology Innovation Centre, recently, Professor Rosalea Hamilton, Vice President, Community Service and...

Minister of Education Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 14 where he gave an update on the Safe Schools Programme.

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Education Minister Reports Decline in School Violence

There has been a steady decline in the levels of violence and critical incidents in schools over the past three years. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, made the disclosure during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 14. He informed that the total number of incidents recorded in high schools in 2014 is less than...

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Rev. Thwaites Welcomes Private Sector Support in Improving Math Passes

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...

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Five More Teachers to Benefit from US-Based STEM Programme

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...

Educator and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell, delivers the keynote address at the recent school leaving exercise of the Kitson Town All Age School in St. Catherine, held recently at the Kitson Town Baptist Church.

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Students Urged to Make Good Use of Secondary School Education

Educator and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, Audrey Sewell, is imploring students, who will be attending high school in September to make the best of their secondary education. She urged them to dedicate themselves to their studies, and display exemplary behaviour. “Do not pressure your parents to buy things that are not important; let education...

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Education Ministry Reports Improvement in CAP Certification

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,...