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The Ministry of Education yesterday (June 23) officially launched the Education System Transformation Programme (ESTP), which will give greater focus to the reform of the systems, business processes and quality of the sector. This is expected to improve outcomes, through focus on supporting a modernised and transformed system of governance, management, and improved accountability. "The objective is to remove the...

Parents and early childhood education teachers who participated in the 2009/10 parenting education project of the St. Elizabeth-based Nain Resource Centre, were lauded by the Ministry of Education Tuesday (June 22) at the graduation exercise at the St. Stephen's Anglican Church. "The value of parenting education is designed to strengthen family and communities. It helps parents to know how their...

The Ministry of Education will be examining registration practices at the primary level, to ensure that there are no breaches of policy or violation of rights. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Andrew Holness, gave this undertaking yesterday (June 21) at a press conference at Jamaica House on the results of the 2010 Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). "We are going to have...

Approximately 350 special needs students islandwide will be awarded for their efforts in the recent literacy championship, hosted by the Special Education Unit of the Ministry of Education (MOE). Education Officer in the Special Education Unit of the Ministry of Education, Dr. Hixwell Douglas made the announcement on June 21, during an interview with JIS News. "On June 24 we...

Custos of Manchester, Hon. Dr. Gilbert Allen and Children's Advocate, Mary Clarke, will head the list of outstanding past students and teachers to be honoured by Manchester High School Alumni Association, on July 2. Some of the other persons to be honoured are former Headmaster of the school, Raymond German, and Members of Parliament in the parish, brothers Dean and...

The Race Course Primary School in Clarendon has honoured 22 teachers, and five ancillary staff for long and dedicated service to the institution. Among those recognised at a special function held recently on the school grounds were: teachers Lilieth Solan, Silvea Taylor, Alminda Kallicharan, Lunette Foster, and Dorrette Gardener, for more than 30 years of service. Miss Solan, Miss Kallicharan,...

The community of Stepney in St. Ann now has a new basic school, which was constructed through funding from the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund. The $21.2 million project, which was officially handed over yesterday (June 21), boasts three spacious classrooms, a computer room, cafeteria, girls' and boys' bathrooms, staff room, and a play area equipped with...

A Mentorship Programme was launched at the Manchester based Winston Jones High School on June 18, by the bauxite and alumina company, Jamalco. Corporate Services and Government Affairs Manager at Jamalco, Leo Lambert, said that the initiative is designed to provide an environment, which will seek to embrace and to unearth the good in children. "Life is full of options...

The Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) results are showing that students are doing better across all subject areas, including the critical subjects of Mathematics and Science. There was improvement of almost seven per cent in at least one subject. "This year is a unique year, in that for the 11 years that we have had GSAT, all subject areas showed...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has said that the Ministry is moving to address the issues that have arisen in the secondary education sector, due to higher performance in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), which has led to increased competition for preferred high school places. "The Ministry is looking at this situation, and we believe that there are...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, has explained that there are no set grades by which students are awarded high school places, as it is the level of competition that determines if students are placed in the schools of their choice. He said that with students doing better across the board in the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), due to...

The Ministry of Education is seeking to help increase the number of preferred high school places, by creating Centres of Excellence, with at least six such model institutions slated to be in place by September 2011. "For those schools that are performing below the accepted standard of the Ministry, we will bring them under the concept of the Centre of...