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Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, said the Government is seeking “an enduring partnership” with the teachers of Jamaica and the wider region, for the benefit of the nation’s children. "There is no future for our children, for our societies and for the profession…, unless there is union, co-operation…among the strong elements/stakeholders of the education system," he stated....

Education Minister, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has pledged to identify funds for the establishment of a special diagnostic centre at the Sam Sharpe Teacher's College in St. James. The facility, he said, complemented by a special education unit, will prepare teachers to address children with special needs within the education system. “They must be reached where they are and...

As part of activities to celebrate the country's 50th Anniversary of Independence, organisers in Trelawny will be staging a road race on July 29, from Salt Marsh to Falmouth, with proceeds from the event to be used to establish an Education Fund for children in the parish. Making the announcement, on July 17, at a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, says there is need for the engagement of the Church in the education process, as it did in times past. Addressing the 53rd Annual Conference of the Association of Methodist Men’s Fellowship, at the York Castle High School, Brown’s Town, St. Ann, on July 15, the Minister called on church members to...

When school re-opens in September 2012, some 4,800 new students will join the Alternative Secondary Transitional Education Programme (ASTEP). They will be the second batch of students to benefit from the intervention programme, which began last year. Project Director, Novelette Denton Prince, says Government has allocated some $200 million towards the ASTEP for the new academic year. She tells JIS...

Jamaica’s education system will be assessed at a symposium scheduled to take place on Thursday, July 19, at the Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies, University of Technology  (UTech),  beginning at  10:00 a.m. Being held under the theme: 'Jamaica's Education System:  a Degenerative or Progressive Legacy’, the symposium is one of a number of commemorative events being staged by UTech...

Jamaica's education system will be assessed at a symposium scheduled to take place on Thursday, July 19, at the Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies, University of Technology  (UTech),  beginning at  10:00 a.m. Being held under the theme: 'Jamaica's Education System:  a Degenerative or Progressive Legacy', the symposium is one of a number of commemorative events being staged by UTech...

Several of the island's Spanish teachers are participating in a six-day intensive training workshop aimed at optimising their skills in the language. The workshop, which began on Monday (July 9), is being conducted entirely in Spanish, and will expose the teachers with modern methodologies and new approaches to the teaching of the language. Speaking at the official opening of the...

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Arnaldo Brown, said he is committed to working with the Ministry of Education to provide quality education for the young people residing in his East Central St. Catherine constituency. Speaking during the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives earlier this week, Mr. Brown welcomed the recent groundbreaking for...

The Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) is currently in initial discussions with key stakeholders in the development area, towards the establishment of Papine as a University Town. This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Colin Fagan, during his contribution to the 2012/13 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives,...

Forty students enrolled in the Early Stimulation Programme (ESP) will be graduating on July 11, at a ceremony to be held at the Apostolic Church of Jamaica, Kingston Gardens, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Director of the ESP, Antonica Gunter-Gayle, told JIS News that the ceremony will be in honour of the 40 students registered under the programme, who will be...

Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites is urging students to work towards higher levels of achievement in the critical subjects of English and Mathematics. "English Language is the language of professionalism.  It is the language of world trade and therefore, proficiency both in written and expressive English cannot be left to chance. There is no alternative… we have to change...