Single dad celebrates daughter’s ‘Immaculate’ feat in PEP
Since the release of the results of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) national entry level examination, Grandison has been celebrating. His…
- | Education
Mom lost for words after daughter’s perfect PEP score
For her distinguished performance in the one-off Ability Task paper, 12-year-old Kaheilia Campbell, Gibbs’ first child, has secured a…
- | Education
4,600 tablets donated to Jamaica under Device for Every Child initiative
The ‘Device for Every Child’ initiative, a programme of the Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Action Network (JDTAN) announced today it…
- | Diaspora, Education
The stress of online teaching | Teachers tell their story
Teaching has been a difficult yet rewarding journey for the senior teacher and grade supervisor. She believes, however, that the last 15…
- | News, Education
All remaining primary-level national assessments postponed
In a bulletin issued by the Ministry, it was stated that the decision was taken after a series of consultations with key stakeholders and…
- | Education
Andrew Holness commits to combating learning loss
He says the Government is concerned that this cohort of grade 6 students would be behind as they transition to grade 7 but that the…
- | Education
NPTAJ Child Month Message | Overcoming adversities with resilience
We celebrate our children under the Child Month theme – I S.O.A.R. – I Strive to Overcome Adversities with Resilience!
Yet…
- | Commentary, Education
Jamaica to institutionalise character education
“We will design, develop and implement the curriculum for character education and we will give it the same importance we give to…
- | Education
Educational leadership redefined and reimagined
When major changes occur, such as the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of new educational standards, the implementation of new…
- | Diaspora, Education
NSWMA sanitation workers celebrate CSEC success
This is exemplified by Joan Powell and Anthony Morgan, two National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) sanitation workers from the…
- | News, Education
No male left behind at this high school
Under the initiative, tablets have been donated to male students and teachers at the institution, with mentoring support for the boys.
…- | Education
PEP revised to single exit test
Students will now only sit the Ability Test, rescheduled to May 26, 2021 after the education ministry held talks again with key stakeholders…
- | Education
Face-to-face classes for only some students
These include grade-six students, who are preparing for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), and students from grades 11 to 13, who will be…
- | Education
School principals warned over mask mandate
With the government easing restrictions on face-to-face learning some school administrators have imposed strict mandate on masks wearing.…
- | Education
Flow advocates for safer Internet practices for children
Morgan was among a group of students that participated in Flow’s SID ‘Kids’ Table Talk’, pre-teen online safety…
- | Education
Face-to-face classes going smoothly at Bois Content Primary
The primary institution returned last week to the original mode of learning after receiving approval from the Ministry of Health following a…
- | Education