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
Carib Cement invests $10 million in education support
In advancing its education and technological support, Carib Cement will donate ten laptops to teachers to help in the delivery of online…
- | Education
Free EduFocal access for PEP students | Here’s how it work
This follows weeks of negotiation between the Government of Jamaica, Supreme Ventures Foundation and the Gordon Swaby-led EduFocal.
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- | Education
St Catherine principals support delaying PEP Ability Test
“My take on the matter is that the children are not ready, and even if they are ready academically… I really think that there…
- | Education
Marlie Mount realizing vision, says former principal
While honing her craft, Brown understudied some of the finest educators Old Harbour has ever produced, chief among them Mabel Grandison, the…
- | News, Education
Despite expansion Marlie Mount Primary to remain on shift even after Covid
Indeed, the realization of this $110 million project of 10 classrooms along with sanitary amenities could not have come at a better time, as…
- | News, Education