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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites.

18 Underpopulated Primary Schools to Be Closed

Approximately 18 primary schools with small populations ranging from a low of 16 to a maximum of 68 students will be closed effective September 2015. Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, made the announcement during today’s (July 21) sitting...
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.

UTech Students Urged to Continue Impacting Lives in Communities

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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...
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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,...
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Focus On Education In Majesty Gardens

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...
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National Mathematics Co-ordinator at the Education Ministry, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (third left), with (from left), Education Consultant Mr. Bindley Sangster; Manager of Capacity Development at the Development Bank of Jamaica, Mrs. Mignon Manderson-Jones; Director of Operations at Clickmarket, Tashanya Traile; CEO at LMH Publishing Ltd, Mr. Mike Henry and Jamaica National Building Society executive, Mr. Gavin Beckford, at a press briefing to announce a seminar on the Singapore Method of Teaching Mathematics, held on July 7 at the Ministry of Education.
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Education Ministry Hosts Seminar to Improve Teaching of Mathematics

The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with LMH Publishing and Marshall Cavendish Education, will be hosting a two-day seminar to introduce Singaporean best practices in the teaching and learning of Mathematics to local educators and policymakers. The seminar, themed - the Singapore Method of Teaching and Learning Mathematics - will be held on July 13 and 14 at the Knutsford...
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