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Region Six to get centre for special needs students

Submitted by Nadine on Jul 29, 2013 12:10 pm

Thwaites made the announcement on Friday while addressing teachers, principals and school board chairpersons at the Region Six Back-to-School Conference held at the Portmore Holiness Christian Church in St Catherine.

Thwaites stated that the move is in keeping with Government's plans to revitalise and transform the education system with special emphasis on early childhood and special education.

Armed conflict destroys hope of education for millions of world's children – UN report

Submitted by Nadine on Jul 29, 2013 11:58 am

2 July 2013 – Classrooms, teachers and pupils will continue to be seen as legitimate targets unless there is tougher action against human rights violations, an overhaul of global aid priorities and strengthened rights for displaced people, a new report by the United Nations educational agency warns, urging action on behalf of 28 million children out of school in the world's conflict zones.

Education and Economic Transformation

Submitted by Nadine on Jul 23, 2013 09:24 am

Education is a basic human right and considered by many as the key tool for national development. It is assumed that the most successful economies in the world are those that invest the most in its human resources.

Understandably the world’s largest, wealthiest and most successful national economies share all of the following characteristics:
• Excellent education systems
• High levels of investment in research and development
• Strong links between industry and educational institutions
• Ability to translate research into products and services that sell.

Education Ministry to save $840m from study leave cuts

Submitted by Nadine on Jul 23, 2013 09:01 am

The Ministry says 143 out of 560 new applicants have so far been granted study leave starting September.

It says, as a result, there will be no need to hire 417 temporary replacement teachers.

The Ministry says it has been in consultations with the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) about the voluntary relocation to replace some of those who will be going on both study and vacation leave.

Committee to monitor education priorities under IMF deal coming

Submitted by Nadine on Jul 19, 2013 15:00 pm

Education Minister Ronald Thwaites is to set up a committee to monitor the performance of the education sector, with regards to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) targets and the policy priorities set out by his Ministry.

Thwaites says the committee will comprise members of civil society.

He says the setting up of the body is part of efforts to allow stakeholder groups to hold players in the public education sector accountable.

CARICOM youth to benefit from regional after-school programme

Submitted by Alesia on Jul 17, 2013 14:41 pm

GEORGETOWN, Guyana -- Young people in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) will benefit from an after-school programme designed to use creative techniques to reduce at-risk behaviours, increase health-related awareness, impact educational aspirations, self-esteem and social connectedness among the youth in all CARICOM member states.

Belmont Academy bursting at seams

Submitted by Alesia on Mar 1, 2013 13:28 pm

Barrington Flemming, Gleaner WriterWESTERN BUREAU:THE THREE-YEAR-OLD Belmont Academy in Bluefields, Westmoreland, deemed the island's first centre of excellence, is awaiting word from the Ministry of Education on the promised six classrooms as school numbers continue to increase.Principal Rayon Simpson said while the school has been chalking up a series of successes, the population continues to grow incrementally every year, so the need for additional classroom space is becoming urgent.

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