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• #TeachersLivesMatter too!

   Jul 11, 2020

  In light of the recent protests across the world denouncing the harsh treatment and realities of minorities, especially blacks, I would like to borrow... more

• Am I a teacher of content or a teacher of skills?

   Jul 11, 2020

  hereis much debate about teaching in the 21st century and what it should look like. Most are clamouring for science-centred (STEM) education to meet the... more

• School leaders offered training to manage institutions remotely

   May 23, 2020

  STARTING June 1, school leaders across Jamaica will participate in a virtual instructional leadership (VIL) online course, which will equip them with the... more

• Transitioning to the virtual classroom

   Apr 12, 2020

  TheCOVID-19 pandemic has led to the closure of most educational institutions across the globe. This drastic and unprecedented world event has accelerated... more

• Hills Big Barriers To Online Learning

   Apr 1, 2020

  The postponement of in-person classes until after Easter is taking a toll on a single mother whose daughter is finding it challenging preparing for upcoming... more

• MoBay’s Math Whiz Gets Help

   Mar 29, 2020

  Well-known Montego Bay-based mathematics expert, Richard James, who was the first educator to publicly offer his programmes free of cost via YouTube to help... more

• Corporate Jamaica Funds PEP Online Programme

   Mar 28, 2020

  Students preparing for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams will have free access to the EduFocal LIVE online classes during the month of April. This is because... more

• CXC To Test New Formula

   Mar 28, 2020

  Candidates registered to sit Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) May-June 2020 exams will be assessed using a modified process, the result of a policy... more

• Education Ministry rolls out home-schooling programme

   Mar 18, 2020

  KINGSTON, Jamaica— Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, Karl Samuda is thanking teachers, school administrators... more

• Students to continue learning while at home during 14-day period - MoE

   Mar 15, 2020

  The following is the full text of bulletion 48/2020 which the Ministry of Education dispatched to regional directors, school board chairmen and principals... more