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Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, addressing a briefing session for prospective participants in the HEART Trust/National Training Agency’s (NTA) National Unattached Youth Programme (NUYP), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on April 23.

Full Roll-Out of NUYP in July

The HEART Trust/National Training Agency (NTA) will commence a full roll-out of its National Unattached Youth Programme (NUYP), in July. The programme, which was approved for implementation by HEART’s Board in 2014, is set for fiscal years 2015/16 and 2016/17,...

Executive Vice President, United Way International, José Ferrão (right), speaking at the launch of United Way of Jamaica’s 30th Anniversary Early Childhood Education Legacy Programme, on April 21, at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston. Looking on are Chief Executive Officer for United Way of Jamaica, Winsome Wilkins (left); and Chairman of the Board of Governors, United Way of Jamaica, Ian Forbes.

Early Childhood Educators to Benefit From $30 Million Training Programme

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (second left), interacts with grade three student at Central Branch All Age School, Tamia Langford (left), during a ceremony for the official opening of the school’s enrichment room at the school’s premises in Kingston, today (April 21). Others from right are: Chief Executive Officer, Digicel Jamaica, David Butler and grade three student at Central Branch All Age School, Tremaine Samuels.

Age Appropriate Learning Technology Being Provided in Schools

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

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

11 years ago Education

Campbell’s Castle All Age Making Strides

Campbell’s Castle All-Age School, located in the hills of South Manchester, has been making significant strides in education. The institution, founded in 1872, continues to excel in its academic and extra-curricular activities. Over the last few years, the school, which has a population of 175 students and eight teachers, has seen steady improvements in both the Grade Six Achievement Test...

11 years ago 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...

11 years ago 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...

Minister of Education Hon Rev. Ronald Thwaites addresses journalists at a post-Sectoral press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister.

11 years ago Education

Education Minister Extends Condolences to Families of Slain Students

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has extended condolences to the families and school community of the three students who were shot and killed by gunmen in Clarendon on Wednesday, April 15. The Minister was speaking at a post Sectoral Debate press conference, held on April 16 at Jamaica House. The police have identified the students as 14-year-old Ricardo...

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

11 years ago Education

Education Minister Urges Students to Stop Smoking

Students engaged in smoking are being discouraged from doing so by Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites. The Minister voiced his concern over the issue while delivering his 2015/16 Sectoral Debate presentation in the House of Representatives, on April 15, under the theme: ‘Education – Adding Value to Lives’. Rev. Thwaites said the Ministry had received reports that students at...

11 years ago 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...

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.

11 years ago Education

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

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has reiterated that persons aspiring to become school leaders must be certified under the Aspiring Principals Programme. “I am very reluctant to sign the appointment of any principal, who has not satisfied the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) requirements, not because of any bad mind, but simply because it is the new...