February 2, 2015
Sectoral Presentation 2014 – 2015
Mr Speaker, the tone and content of this annual contribution on education has to be special. The subject is far too important for partisan bickering or point-scoring across the aisle…
February 2, 2015
Education Ministry distributes literacy books to 800 schools
Sonia White, principal of St. Patrick's Primary School in the Corporate Area, receives supplies of Literacy 1-2-3 textbooks from Claudette Carter, director of the United States Agency for International Development…
February 2, 2015
Minister Praises Staff, Stakeholders for Achievements by the Education Sector
EDUCATION Minister Ronald Thwaites says during 2014 there has been a heightened awareness by many people of the value of education to their personal development. He points to the uptake…
February 2, 2015
New Guidelines for Managing SBAs
The Ministry of Education will this month implement stricter guidelines for the management of the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC) school-based assessments (SBAs). These are projects or assignments that students are…
February 2, 2015
Ministry Steps up Training for Potential School Principals
THE MINISTRY of Education has taken another step to expand the pool of persons trained as prospective principals in order to improve the quality of leadership in the country’s public…