May 11, 2018
Dispute Resolution Foundation School Suspension Intervention Programme Yielding Success
JIS: The most recent tracer study and review for the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) School Suspension Intervention Programme indicate that approximately 85 per cent of the beneficiaries maintain and utilise the…
May 11, 2018
Education Minister Cites Reading as Key to Primary Exit Profile Student Preparations
JIS: Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says reading will help in preparing students for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), which is scheduled to commence in the…
May 11, 2018
Multipurpose Classroom Being Built at Granville Place of Safety
JIS: Work valued at $25 million is being undertaken at the Granville Place of Safety in Trelawny, where a multipurpose classroom is being built. “This will be opened in the second quarter…
May 10, 2018
CHASE Fund Commits $120M to Early-Childhood Certification Programme
JIS: The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund has committed $120 million towards the certification of early-childhood institutions. This was disclosed by Minister of State in the Ministry of Education,…
May 10, 2018
Education System Being Transformed
JIS: The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is on a mission to transform the education system into one that operates based on a ‘mass customisation’ format, and not ‘generalised education’,…