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The Ministry of Education intends to table three Bills in Parliament as part of the Government’s legislative programme for 2012/13. These are: the National Parenting Support Commission Bill, 2012; the Tertiary Commission Bill 2012; and the Jamaica Teaching Council Bill (JTC), 2012. Portfolio Minister Rev. Ronald Thwaites, who made the disclosure during his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is urging the nation to concentrate on early childhood education, as “getting it right the first time” is critical to students’ development and academic success. Speaking at the Jamaica House press briefing, held at the Office of the Prime Minister, on June 20, Rev. Thwaites said the sector is being redefined, to...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is urging parents to pay the necessary auxiliary fees being charged by administrators in Secondary Schools. He informed that the Government currently provides an amount of $11,500 for the direct tuition for each child in the public secondary school system, but this is not enough  to meet the total needs of the...

The much-anticipated results of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) for 2012 were published on June 20, with some 43,300 students placed in secondary schools across the island. A release issued at the Jamaica House press briefing on Wednesday June 20, by Minister of Education,  Rev. the Hon.  Ronald Thwaites, indicated that the examination was conducted in 1,012 schools, and...

Special focus is being placed on the development of early childhood education in South St. Andrew. Minister of Transport, Works and Housing and Member of Parliament for the area, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davies, has introduced a BASICS Initiative, which seeks to foster best practices throughout the 28 basic schools in the area. Speaking in the 2012/2013 Sectoral Debate in...

The results of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) will be made available to schools by midday on Wednesday (June 20). This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Rev. The Hon. Ronald Thwaites, during his contribution to the 2012/2013 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday June 19. The Minister also informed that there have been improvements in...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, has stressed that teachers who uphold high standards in the education system, need not fear the new regulations to be put in place under the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC). “The good teachers of Jamaica must not be afraid of the regulations that are soon to come to advance the pedigree of the...

Past President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Sadie Comrie, has a strong belief in serving others through teaching. She says her desire to enter the teaching profession came from the influence of an aunt, also a teacher, who inspired her to make a difference. “From growing up…I just liked to help, and to work in those rural communities with...

Former principal of the Seaview Primary School in St. Elizabeth, Lorna Wright, is calling for more Jamaicans to volunteer their time and talents to helping the less fortunate. The 39-year veteran of the education system, who was among 40 teachers honoured with the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation, gives freely of her time to assist others through the Lion’s Club...

When the Prime Minister awards Medals of Appreciation to the nation's outstanding educators later this evening, among the proud recipients will be 40-year veteran in the classroom, Ansel Brown. Driven by the motto that “everybody can be somebody good” the 58-year old Hanover native has dedicated his life to preparing the nation’s youth to be productive citizens, who can contribute...

Early childhood education is set to receive a significant boost with the implementation of the Jamaica 50 Campaign by the philanthropic organisation, Food for the Poor (FFP). The initiative will entail the construction and refurbishing of some 50 of the island’s basic schools, over a 50-month period, at a cost of approximately $150 million. It is being undertaken as the...

Education Minister, Rev. the Hon Ronald Thwaites, has announced that the Ministry is currently engaged in revising the national curriculum for primary and secondary schools. The move is expected to be complemented by plans to gradually phase out the all- age and junior high categories from educational institutions which now have these sections, and retaining them as primary schools, with...