For many head teachers and school boards, the education ministry’s directive that in-class students return to wearing masks is an “I-told-you-so” moment.
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Posted on: May 22, 2022
New maths programme adds up to success for public schools
A UK-based maths programme that was piloted at Harrington Sound Primary School is resulting in significantly improved outcomes by Bermuda’s public school students.
Source: The Royal Gazette (Bermuda)
Posted on: May 20, 2022
Mandatory mask wearing reinstated in schools
As Jamaica grapples with the fifth wave of COVID-19, the Ministry of Education and Youth today reinstated the mandatory wearing of masks in schools with immediate effect and until further advised.
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Posted on: May 20, 2022
Plans in place for COVID-positive students sitting external exams, Education Minister says – Jamaica Observer
Education Minister Fayval Williams has indicated that preparations are in place for students who will be sitting external examinations amid the spike in COVID-19 cases in schools.
Source: Jamaica Observer
Posted on: May 20, 2022
Health City moving towards training institution
World-renowned cardiac surgeon Dr Devi Shetty has plans to convert the hospital he founded here, Health City Cayman Islands, into an institution for training Caymanian students to become the healthcare professionals of the future.
Source: Cayman News Service
Posted on: May 18, 2022
Editorial | Start with early childhood education
It is difficult to fathom that apart from naming Adrian Stokes to chair a committee to implement the recommendations of a commission on the reform of Jamaica’s education system, neither the Prime Minister nor his education minister has engaged in a serious public discussion of the report.
Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Posted on: May 17, 2022
Stipend transformed to ‘performance bonus’ in new trade training plan
For more than two years, since the COVID-19 pandemic first swept across the globe, leaving a trail of unemployment in its wake, government has been paying stipends of $1,500-a-month to thousands of impacted Caymanians. As the economy bounces back and that programme winds down, its legacy may be a creative new approach to unemployment and training on the islands.
Source: Cayman Compass
Posted on: May 17, 2022
England’s crumbling schools are a ‘risk to life’, officials warn No 10
Exclusive: Leak reveals that the education department is battling with the Treasury for £13bn needed for rebuilding projects
Source: The Guardian (UK)
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Headteachers fight for funds to shore up England’s dilapidated classrooms
Hundreds of schools are queueing for cash to replace leaky roofs and failing heating. Yet each year only 50 will get money to rebuild
Source: The Guardian (UK)
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Council-maintained schools outperform academies in England, study shows
Analysis of Ofsted rankings comes as government set to outline plans for all schools to join multi-academy trusts
Source: The Guardian (UK)
Posted on: May 11, 2022