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Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean. (FILE)

GSAT Changes Will Ensure Adequate Assessment of Skills and Competencies

Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Grace McLean, says the changes made to the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), will ensure adequate assessment of the skills and competencies that are necessary for students to transition to secondary...

Custos of Hanover, Dr. the Hon. David Stair (right); Chairman of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Dr. Maureen Samms Vaughn (2nd right); Executive Director of the ECC, Dr. Joan Reid (left back row) and Western Regional Director of the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Hillary Foster (3rd left, back row), with the Early Childhood Honourees from Hanover, during an awards ceremony held at the Tryall Club in the parish on August 11. The 11 teachers were recognized for between 34 and 46 years of service to the Early Childhood Education sector.

Early Childhood Practitioners in Hanover Honoured

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), makes reference to the revised Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics curriculum, during his address at a press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, on August 12. The Minister presented the results of this year's CSEC examination and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Students’ performance improved in 14 of the 35 subjects sat in this year’s CSEC exams. Ministry officials pictured (from left) are: National Mathematics Co-ordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin; Permanent Secretary, Elaine Foster-Allen; and Chief Education Officer, Dr. Grace McLean.

Minister Thwaites Assures Teachers Will Be Paid On Time

Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites (centre), emphasises a point during a press conference at the Ministry’s Heroes Circle offices in Kingston, August 12. The Minister presented the results of this year's Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE). Students’ performance improved in 14 of the 35 subjects taken in this year’s CSEC exams. The Minister is flanked by the Ministry's National Mathematics Co-ordinator, Dr. Tamika Benjamin (left); and Permanent Secretary, Elaine Foster-Allen.

Improved Performance by CSEC Students

Hanover Teachers Honoured By ECC

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Education Ministry Looking to Assist Needy Students Taking Vocational Exams

The Ministry of Education is exploring the possibility of diverting funds normally used to pay for students to sit their compulsory Caribbean Secondary Examination Council (CSEC) subjects to assist needy students sitting vocational examinations. Portfolio Minister, Rev. Hon. Ronald Thwaites, told Region 3 School Principals and Board Chairmen in Ocho Rios last Friday, August 15, that the Government spends over...

11 years ago Education

Sydney Pagon High Begins STEM Transformation in September

The Ministry of Education is far advanced with plans to transform the St. Elizabeth-based, Syndey Pagon High School into a STEM Academy, focusing on the teaching of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Approximately $20 million is being spent initially to upgrade the science labs, classrooms and library facilities to receive approximately 100 grade-seven students who will commence the STEM programme...

11 years ago Education

Teachers’ Vacation Leave Outside ‘School Days’ Being Encouraged

Teachers are being encouraged to take vacation leave outside the 190 days stipulated for instructional delivery in schools each academic year, by the Ministry of Education. This, so as to reduce challenges arising and the extent to which the Ministry and, by extension, school administrators are required to make alternative arrangements to fill the resulting temporary vacancy created. This urging...

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Chikungunya Prevention Strategies to be Developed for Schools

Representatives of the Ministries of Health, and Education, are scheduled to meet on August 19 to explore and develop strategies to prevent any possible threat of a spread which the Chikungunya virus could pose for schools, currently preparing for September’s start of the 2014/15 academic year. In noting that the Education Ministry deems the virus a “major threat” to schools,...

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Custos Commends Work of Early Childhood Commission

Custos of Hanover, Dr. the Hon. David Stair, has called on all Jamaicans to support the work of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) in building a solid educational foundation for the nation’s children. Speaking at an awards function hosted by the ECC at the Tryall Club in the parish on Monday, August 11, Dr. Stair said that children without a...

Little Kamoya Donaldson, a student of the Sandy Bay Basic School in Hanover, presents a token of appreciation to the Ministry of Education’s Western Regional Director, Hillary Foster, who was the guest speaker at the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) 10th anniversary function held on Monday (August 11), at the Tryall Club in the parish.

11 years ago Education

Education Ministry Looking to Merge, Build 200 Basic Schools

The Ministry of Education is targeting the merger and/or construction of 200 early childhood institutions in the coming school year. The move comes as the Government continues to put measures in place to strengthen the early childhood programme. Addressing the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) 10th anniversary function held on Monday, August 11, at the Tryall Club in Hanover, Western Regional...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen (right), with Kevaughn Turnbull after presenting him with a scholarship cheque amounting to $50,000. Kevaughn is one of the recipients of the NCB Employees Co-operative Credit Union Limited’s 2014 Treasure Chest Solid Goal Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) scholarship award. The presentation was made during a ceremony held at the Alhambra Inn and Restaurant in Kingston on August 7.

11 years ago Education

Parents Urged to Report Expensive Booklists

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster-Allen, is reminding parents to report to the Ministry if they receive booklists amounting to exorbitant prices. “We are asking parents to be vigilant. Contact us if you receive booklists that are outrageous (and) significantly above the cost guidelines that we’ve issued,” she said. Mrs. Foster-Allen was addressing the NCB Employees Co-operative...