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There has been improvements in student performance since the introduction of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), according to assistant Chief Education Officer at the Student Assessment Unit in the Ministry of Education, Mrs. Sharon Neil. "I think the Ministry is trying to be responsive, by putting these assessments in place, to provide teachers with tools that will guide them...

Minister of National Security, Col. Trevor MacMillan, has said that even though violence has become a major problem within schools, it was a minority of students who are committing the offences. "During a meeting with principals from across the island, one said that there were six boys who gave all the trouble in the school. [Another principal] had a larger...

Students Expressing Truth (SET), a pilot programme aimed at bringing balance to schools affected by violence, and to boost the quality of interschool relationship, was launched at the Ascot High school in St Catherine, yesterday (Feb. 23). It is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID's) Community Empowerment and Transformation Project (COMET) and will target behaviour modification...

About 3,900 primary school students in a number of targeted communities islandwide, are to benefit from the expanded Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)/GoGSAT Partnership for Community Transformation Programme, scheduled to roll out shortly. An academic initiative, GoGSAT aims to enlighten targeted youngsters' knowledge about the relevant safety and security key to their welfare, particularly those deemed at risk of dropping out...

Project Manager/ Chairperson of the GSAT Review Committee Miss Jean Hastings says that the second phase of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) Review, which has been the subject of debates in the past weeks, is geared to finding solutions to move forward. Miss Hastings made the disclosure today (February 24) during a Think Tank session at the JIS in...

Team Leader for the popularisation of science and technology, at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Doreen Dietrich, is calling on students, educators and other stakeholders, to appreciate the value of science and technology to national development. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Science and Technology Exposition in Mandeville, Manchester, Mrs. Dietrich said the country was lagging behind developed...

The district of Swaby's Hope in Manchester on Sunday (Feb. 22) honoured the community's basic school principal, Desrene Richards, for 29 years of service to the institution. At the event held at Swaby's Hope Shiloh Apostolic Church, Mrs. Richards was lauded for her outstanding work at the school and in the wider community. Pastor of the Swaby's Hope New Testament...

Parents have been urged to guide their children along progressive pathways, so that they can become successful men and women of the future. The charge came from Operations Manager of the Santa Cruz branch of the Jamaica National Building Society, Alethia Peart, when she delivered the keynote address at a function to honour Desrene Richards, for serving the Swaby's Hope...

More children at the Ascot Primary School in Portmore, St. Catherine will benefit from the institution's feeding programme, with the donation of a new three-burner industrial open range stove, from Councillor of the Greater Portmore North Division, Michael Edwards. The handing over of the appliance took place during the school's Culture Day (Jamaica Day), which took place on Friday (Feb....

National Co-ordinator for the Programme for Alternate Student Support (PASS), Michael Forrester, has disclosed that over 600 students from at least 60 schools islandwide, have benefitted from the programme since 2001. "We had over 200 students in 2008. Since the beginning of 2009, we are already at 60 plus and counting. Overall, I would say that we have seen over...

The University of Technology (UTECH) and the Jamaican Institute of Management (JIM) on Monday (Feb. 16) launched the UTECH/JIM School of Advanced Management at the offices of JIM in Kingston. Professor Errol Morrison, President of UTECH and Dr Alfred Sangster, Executive Chairman of JIM, signed the agreement formalizing the union between both institutions. Keynote speaker, Governor-General, Professor Sir Kenneth Hall...

Chief Advisor to the Minister of Education, Alphansus Davis, has called on educators to work to create an inclusive learning environment that addresses the diverse needs of all students and encourages them to achieve. Mr. Davis, who was speaking at the launch of the North West Clarendon Principals Association academic quiz competition in Spaldings, recently, said that segregation could permanently...