Ministry Of Education

Mental Health Centre to be Built at Maxfield Park Children’s Home

September 19, 2018

JIS: The Government has earmarked lands located at the Maxfield Park Children’s Home in Kingston for the construction of a therapy centre for wards of the State affected by...

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Behaviour Change Programme to Help at-Risk Youth

September 19, 2018

JIS: At-risk youth between eight and 25 years of age who reside in volatile and vulnerable communities in five parishes are to benefit from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund...

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Behaviour Change Programme to Help at-Risk Youth

September 19, 2018

JIS: At-risk youth between eight and 25 years of age who reside in volatile and vulnerable communities in five parishes are to benefit from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund...

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Mineral Heights Primary Taken Off Shift

September 19, 2018

JIS: The Mineral Heights Primary School in Clarendon is the latest institution to be taken off the shift system by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information.

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New Curriculum for Intellectually Challenged Students

JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has developed a new curriculum for students with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities.

The document, which replaces the curriculum that was... Read more
Prime Minister Calls on Parents to Desist from Keeping...

JIS: Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is imploring parents engaged in the practice of withholding their children from school on some weekdays, to involve them in economic activities to generate household income... Read more
Stacey Taylor wins! Maths Teacher of the Year comes from...

OBSERVER: Stacey Taylor of Hatfield Primary and Junior High School in Manchester is the 2018 National Mathematics Teacher of the Year.

The announcement was made at Mona Visitors' Lodge in St Andrew, on... Read more
Specialist Spanish Lecturer for Shortwood Teachers College

JIS: Shortwood Teachers’ College has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) for the provision of a specialist lecturer in Spanish to bolster the... Read more
Foster Care: Making a Difference in a Child’s Life

JIS: After losing both her parents in quick succession, Maxine Williamson found herself in an interesting situation.

The two children that her parents fostered had suddenly become her responsibility.... Read more
NYS Accepting Applications for HOPE Youth Summer Work Programme

JIS: The National Youth Service (NYS) is accepting applications for its HOPE Youth Summer Work Programme until April 13, 2018.

The programme will enable 14,000 young people to benefit from valuable work... Read more
$31-m Japanese grant to ease problems at Fair Prospect Primary...

OBSERVER: A Japanese Government grant for new classrooms will soon make life more comfortable for students of Fair Prospect Primary School who will no longer have to contend with termite-infested facilities and puddles that... Read more
$120 Million Allocated for Solar Project in Schools

JIS: The Government, in an effort to reduce schools’ dependency on the importation of fossil fuels to create energy, will spend approximately $120 million on the implementation of projects in schools under the Solar Systems... Read more
More Students to Receive Tablet Computers

JIS: The Government is to spend $700 million to increase learning opportunities to students by providing them with more access to tablet computers and other information and communications technology (ICT)-based equipment,... Read more
Grade Four Test results in rural schools show literacy...

OBSERVER: The percentage mastery figures for the better-performing rural schools across 12 parishes in the 2017 Grade Four Literacy and Numeracy tests are highlighted below.

Schools with very low school... Read more