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Reports of “alleged misconduct towards students of the Red Bay Primary School” have sparked an investigation by police and the Department of Children and Family Services.
Education Minister returns for a 2nd term, learning gaps in primary, girls outperform boys (again), UCCI graduation, and more!
The Progressives and their allies are prioritising 3 goals related to education: Complete the new John Gray project, create a ‘skills strategy’ to ‘match future skills to future jobs’, and have every public school rated ‘Good’ or better.
Incumbent Barbara Conolly touted the Progressives’ initiatives, including the new John Gray project, updated curriculum and pilot project on school boards. Her opponent Alric Lindsay said the government should focus instead on teacher recruitment, mental health support and vocational training.
Lindsay said secondary school education should be split into two tracks — academic and vocational — to prepare graduates for the real world.
John Gray High School’s Tarpon Academy emerged winner of the school’s 2021 Sports Day ahead of Wahoo, Dolphin and Marlin Academies.