The Ministry of Education, through the National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL), is accepting applications for the second cohort of its Aspiring Principals’ Programme, which is scheduled to begin in March. Interested persons are being asked to complete and submit the application forms, along with the relevant supporting documents, which are available on the Ministry’s website at moey.gov.jm. Applications close...

In the future, it will be mandatory for candidates applying to fill vacancies for Principals to possess certification under the Aspiring Principals Programme. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, at the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 13. The Minister was gaving an update on the activities of the National College for...

Interim President of the Mico University College, Professor Carol Clarke, is underscoring the value of partnerships in bringing higher level tertiary qualifications to Jamaicans. She was addressing a graduation exercise at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Sunday (January 11), where 43 teachers from Mico University College and the Sam Sharpe and Moneague teachers’ colleges, received their...

Minister of Education, the Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is proposing that schools implement an after school homework programme at both the primary and secondary levels. He noted that the supervised homework programme would be instituted to assist underperforming students whose assignments are often incomplete or those who do not have strong support at home and in their communities. The Minister...

Montego Bay Mayor, Councillor Glendon Harris, says education and business leaders have a key role to play in shaping the quality of Jamaica’s workforce. “The world is ever changing and as we rise to meet current global opportunities, educational and business leaders must assist Government in amplifying the impact of institutions…in delivering the kind of quality education that will produce...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, is warning that there will be sanctions for school administrators involved in unfair sporting practices, such as match fixing and bribing. “Playing for money is not for school boys. Fixing matches, throwing games, bribing or buying aspirant athletes, even from the primary school, to boost your team (is not for the school system),” he...

Retired Principal of the Holly Hill Primary and Infant School in Darliston, Westmoreland, Audley Townsend, says if he had to do it all over again, he would not change the time spent in the classroom. Mr. Townsend, who taught for 37 years, retired at the end of the 2013/2014 academic year. He now spends more time on his farm, a...