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Acting Coordinator of the Scientific Research Council’s Science and Technology Education Unit, Latanniya Johnson, says the annual Summer Attachment Programme seeks to transform educators’ approach to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
Acting Coordinator of the Scientific Research Council’s Science and Technology Education Unit, Latanniya Johnson, says the annual Summer Attachment Programme seeks to transform educators’ approach to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.

Educators Encouraged to Participate in Summer Attachment Programme of SRC

Educators are being encouraged to participate in the Scientific Research Council (SRC) 2024 Summer Attachment Programme. The initiative is scheduled for July 23 to 26 and is open to teachers in training and professionals already in the classroom at the...
Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right, standing), assists students to navigate the new laptop computers donated to the Bethabara Primary School by e- Learning Jamaica Company Limited. Observing (from left) are Principal of Bethabara Primary School, Cecil Hamilton; and Chief Executive Officer, E-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee. The official handover ceremony was held on June 21 at the school’s Manchester location. The devices were handed over to the Bethabara and Broadleaf Primary Schools under the Tablets in Schools Programme.
Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (right, standing), assists students to navigate the new laptop computers donated to the Bethabara Primary School by e- Learning Jamaica Company Limited. Observing (from left) are Principal of Bethabara Primary School, Cecil Hamilton; and Chief Executive Officer, E-Learning Jamaica Company Limited, Andrew Lee. The official handover ceremony was held on June 21 at the school’s Manchester location. The devices were handed over to the Bethabara and Broadleaf Primary Schools under the Tablets in Schools Programme.

PHOTOS: Laptop Computer Donation
President, Parent-Teacher Association, Black River High School, Camar Green-Clarke (left), along with (from second left) President of the Jamaica Association of Montreal, Mark Henry; President of the Student Council of Black River High School, Dedrianna Farquharson; Jamaica
President, Parent-Teacher Association, Black River High School, Camar Green-Clarke (left), along with (from second left) President of the Jamaica Association of Montreal, Mark Henry; President of the Student Council of Black River High School, Dedrianna Farquharson; Jamaica's Honorary Consul to the High Commissioner in Montreal, George Grant; First Vice President of Jamaica Association of Montreal, Sharon Nelson; and Vice Principal Black River High School, Andria Strong -Moses participate in the official opening of the newly renovated female bathroom at the school, on June 20.

Black River High School Gets Renovated Bathroom Facilities
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right) with Global Jamaica Diaspora Council member and Education Sector Leader, Dr. Sandra Colly Durand, following the unveiling of the Jamaica Diaspora Mentorship Academy at the recently held 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right) with Global Jamaica Diaspora Council member and Education Sector Leader, Dr. Sandra Colly Durand, following the unveiling of the Jamaica Diaspora Mentorship Academy at the recently held 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James.

Mentorship Academy Unveiled
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), tour the new classroom block being constructed at the Exchange All -Age School in Ocho Rios, St. Ann during a visit on Friday ( June 21). In the (background) is the school’s principal, Ricardo Moncrieffe.
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (left) and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda (right), tour the new classroom block being constructed at the Exchange All -Age School in Ocho Rios, St. Ann during a visit on Friday ( June 21). In the (background) is the school’s principal, Ricardo Moncrieffe.

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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), peruses the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results with Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Terry Ann Thomas Gayle (left), and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during a press conference at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday (June 21).
Education

Students Entering Grade Seven Will Have PEP Profile

The cohort of students transitioning from primary to secondary school this year will have a full report comprising all the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) components from grade four to six. It is the first time since PEP’s inception in 2019 that students will have a full three-year profile, said Education and Youth Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. The profile is a...
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TPDCo Tourism Quiz Final Set For June 24

Hosanna Preparatory School in St. James and Mount Airy Primary School in Westmoreland will contest the final of the fifth Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Tourism Quiz, slated for Monday, June 24. The match will be aired on Television Jamaica (TVJ), beginning 6:00 p.m. Coordinator for Corporate Communications and Community Awareness at TPDCo, Marline Stephenson Dalley, told JIS News that...
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Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, addresses a contract signing ceremony for the Kendal Primary School rehabilitation project, at JSIF’s Oxford Road offices on Thursday (June 20). Approximately $117,230,914 will be spent to carry out major rehabilitation works to the school plant, which is located in Hanover. The project is being implemented through the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)-funded Basic Needs Trust Fund Cycle 10 (BNTF10)
Education

Kendal Primary School Contract Signing Ceremony

Managing Director, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney, addresses a contract signing ceremony for the Kendal Primary School rehabilitation project, at JSIF’s Oxford Road offices on Thursday (June 20). Approximately $117,230,914 will be spent to carry out major rehabilitation works to the school plant, which is located in Hanover. The project is being implemented through the Caribbean Development Bank...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), conversess with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Kasan Troupe (right), and Acting Chief Education Officer, Terry Ann Thomas Gayle, as they view the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results during a press conference on Friday (June 21) at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
EducationYouth

Improvement in PEP Exam Results

A comparison of students’ performance in the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP), with pre and post COVID-19 results, is showing overall improvement across all subject areas in the proficient and highly proficient categories. This year’s results were compared to 2023 and 2019, when the last full sittings of the assessment were held. Only the Ability Test was administered in 2022....
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (centre), peruses the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results with Acting Chief Education Officer in the Ministry, Terry Ann Thomas Gayle (left), and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Kasan Troupe, during Friday’s (June 21) press conference at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston.
Education

86.7 Percent Of PEP Students Placed In School Of Choice

The Ministry of Education and Youth is reporting that 30,302 students who sat the 2024 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) have been placed in one of their preferred schools. The number represents 86.7 per cent of students, said Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams. She was addressing a press conference at the Ministry in Kingston on Friday (June 21) to announce the...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a TREND Teacher Engagement Session on Thursday (June 20) at the National Arena in Kingston. The event targetted educators in the Ministry’s Region 1 (Kingston and St. Andrew), Region 2 (Portland, St. Thomas and St. Mary) and Region 3 (St. Ann and Trelawny).   
EducationYouth

PHOTO: TREND Teacher Engagement

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses a TREND Teacher Engagement Session on Thursday (June 20) at the National Arena in Kingston. The event targetted educators in the Ministry’s Region 1 (Kingston and St. Andrew), Region 2 (Portland, St. Thomas and St. Mary) and Region 3 (St. Ann and Trelawny).   
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the ‘Transforming Education in Jamaica in the Digital Era’ session of the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James, on Tuesday (June 18).
EducationJamaican DiasporaYouth

Diaspora Urged to Lend Expertise in Assisting Special Needs Students

Jamaicans living overseas with training in speech and occupational therapy are being urged to collaborate with the Ministry of Education and Youth to provide services for local students with special needs. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams, made the call during the ‘Transforming Education in Jamaica in the Digital Era’ session at the 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference at the Montego...
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