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Executive Director of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Dr. Patrece Charles-Freeman, is encouraging parents to start saving now for the 2016/17 academic year. She said that by putting aside some money every month, they will be better able to afford...

Students and teachers gather for a tree planting ceremony to mark the centennial of the birth of early childhood development pioneer, the late Dr. Dudley Ransford Brandyce (DRB) Grant, held on September 17, on the grounds of the DRB Grant Demonstration Basic School and Resource Centre in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay.

Tree Planting and Day of Play Mark DRB Grant’s Birthday in Montego Bay

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), looks on as Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Asset Management Limited, Charles Ross (left), presents President, Mico University College, Dr. Asburn Pinnock, with a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding signed on September 17 at the Ministry of Education’s Heroes Circle offices, aimed at providing support to four primary schools in the teaching and learning of Mathematics.

MoU Signed to Improve Teaching of Mathematics in Primary Schools

Dudley Ransford Brandyce Grant, Educator 1915-1988

Remembering Dudley Grant

Member of Parliament for South Western St. Elizabeth, Hugh Buchanan, makes his contribution to the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 15.

Improved Educational Infrastructure in South Western St. Elizabeth

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (left), is joined by public and private sector officials in perusing the 2015 National Education Inspectorate (NEI) Report, at its launch, today (September 15), at the Overseas Examinations Commission, in St. Andrew. From second left are: businessman, R. Danny Williams; Chief Inspector, Maureen Dwyer, and Director General at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Colin Bullock.

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Education Minister Says NEI Report Shows That Gaps Need To Be Filled

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, says the National Education Inspectorate (NEI) Report, which has identified deficiencies in the sector, is an indication that gaps need to be filled in the system. The Report, which assessed the operation of nearly 1,000 schools, found glaring weaknesses in school leadership and management, and faulty teaching/learning methods. It also found that strong...

Education Officer for Foreign Languages, Spanish and French in the Ministry of Education, Martha Corbett-Baugh (left); and Education Specialist at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr. Rebecca Tortello, show off their Spanish Order of Civil Merit (Officer Class) awards, while Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, shares the moment. Occasion was the conferral ceremony today (Sept. 15), at the residence of the Ambassador of Spain in Kingston. The citizens were recognised for their outstanding contribution to the development of the Spanish language and culture in Jamaica.

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Two Honoured With Spanish Order of Civil Merit

Two citizens have been awarded the prestigious Spanish Order of Civil Merit (Officer Class) by the Government of Spain in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the development of the Spanish language and culture in Jamaica. They are Education Specialist at the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Dr. Rebecca Tortello; and Education Officer for Foreign Languages, Spanish and French at...

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New Infant Dept. Opens At Bull Bay All-Age

A new infant department was officially opened at the Bull Bay All-Age School in St. Thomas, today (September 15), under the Ministry of Education Early Childhood Rationalisation Programme. The programme is aimed at merging basic schools into infant departments in primary schools, in order to allow students to be exposed to trained teachers, as well as to bolster the nutrition...

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

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Teachers To Be Trained To Improve The Way Boys Learn

The Ministry of Education will be training 40 persons who will, in turn, train classroom teachers in the differences in how boys and girls learn and the strategies that can be implemented to close the gender achievement gap. This decision follows the Ministry’s participation in a conference about how boys learn, hosted by the Gurian Institute in Denver, Colorado, in...

National Literacy Coordinator, Dr. Andre Hill, speaking at a Back-to-School press conference on September 3.

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Every School To Have Literacy Coordinator

The Ministry of Education will be working with school administrators over the next few months to ensure that each institution is equipped with a teacher, who has responsibility for literacy. National Literacy Coordinator, Dr. Andre Hill, in an interview with JIS News, said these teachers will be known as school-based literacy coordinators. “The goal is for schools to have this...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen addressing a ceremony to launch the 2015/16 school year at the Fidel Castro Campus of the Anchovy High School in St. James on Friday (September 11).

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Teachers Hailed for Role in Country Exceeding Literacy Mastery Target

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen, is lauding the nation’s teachers for the critical role they played in the country exceeding the target for mastery in literacy at the grade four level. The grade four cohort achieved 86.5 per cent mastery in this year’s sitting of the Grade Four Literacy Test. This represents a 1.5 per...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller (3rd right) leads a group of officials in witnessing the raising of the Jamaican flag. Sharing the occasion from left are Chairman of the Anchovy High School Board, Calvin Brown, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries and Member of Parliament for South St. James, Hon. Derrick Kellier, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Elaine Foster Allen, Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, Cuban Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Bernardo Guanche Hernandez and Mrs. Hernandez. Mrs. Simpson Miller on Friday (September 11), officially opened the Fidel Castro Campus of the Anchovy High School located in Montpelier, St. James.

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Don’t Lock Out Students – Rev. Thwaites

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is appealing to schools not to turn away students, who breach dress or other codes. He said they should be kept at school as a means of protecting them. “I am appealing to principals and teachers…do not raise issues that will keep children out of school. Parents must make every effort to ensure...