September 23, 2019
Boys Attend Three-Day Mentorship Programme
JIS: The Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) and Collaborate to Educate our Sons recently pulled around 100 vulnerable boys from high schools across the island and boarded them at the Medallion Hall…
September 20, 2019
Teachers Receiving Specialised Training To Rectify Student Learning Challenges
JIS: More than 70 primary schools islandwide are now benefiting from the expertise of some 130 teachers who have been trained to detect and successfully correct learning challenges in students. The intervention,…
September 20, 2019
Magazine For School Leaders Launched
JIS: The National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) has launched a magazine that provides principals with practical, hands-on strategies to undertake improvements at their schools. Dubbed ‘The Principal’s Voice’, the publication functions…
September 20, 2019
120 Teachers Targeted For Training To Address Learning Disorders
JIS: A total of 120 primary-school teachers in 75 schools across seven parishes will be trained and certified in the use of the Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, in order to diagnose and…
September 20, 2019
Schools Must Get Permission To Use Electronic System To Get Biometric Data – Samuda
JIS: Minister with responsibility for Education, Youth and Information, Hon. Karl Samuda, says schools must seek permission from the Ministry in writing before implementing any electronic system that will require biometric…