Head girl Alyssa Evans makes perfect step from Marlie Mount to Campion College
She was told that no space was available to accept new students but followed her instincts nonetheless.
To borrow an old cliché: the…
- | Education
Janoy Williams delivers perfect surprise in PEP
So loud were her screams, she was admonished by her boss. But the screams became one massive chorus when she exclaimed to her supervisor that…
- | Education
Sky's the limit for brilliant Davis Primary top boy, says dad
Najuane aced the Ability Task test with a mark of 98% to earn an impressive placement score in the abbreviated version of the yearly school…
- | Education
Ajhario Lugg overcomes the lure of YouTube to ace PEP
The result was a 98 percentage score in the Ability Task by the Davis Primary graduate who will join his big brother at Glenmuir High.
…- | Education
Single dad celebrates daughter’s ‘Immaculate’ feat in PEP
Since the release of the results of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) national entry level examination, Grandison has been celebrating. His…
- | Education
Mom lost for words after daughter’s perfect PEP score
For her distinguished performance in the one-off Ability Task paper, 12-year-old Kaheilia Campbell, Gibbs’ first child, has secured a…
- | Education
4,600 tablets donated to Jamaica under Device for Every Child initiative
The ‘Device for Every Child’ initiative, a programme of the Jamaica Diaspora Taskforce Action Network (JDTAN) announced today it…
- | Diaspora, Education
The stress of online teaching | Teachers tell their story
Teaching has been a difficult yet rewarding journey for the senior teacher and grade supervisor. She believes, however, that the last 15…
- | News, Education
All remaining primary-level national assessments postponed
In a bulletin issued by the Ministry, it was stated that the decision was taken after a series of consultations with key stakeholders and…
- | Education
Andrew Holness commits to combating learning loss
He says the Government is concerned that this cohort of grade 6 students would be behind as they transition to grade 7 but that the…
- | Education
NPTAJ Child Month Message | Overcoming adversities with resilience
We celebrate our children under the Child Month theme – I S.O.A.R. – I Strive to Overcome Adversities with Resilience!
Yet…
- | Commentary, Education
Jamaica to institutionalise character education
“We will design, develop and implement the curriculum for character education and we will give it the same importance we give to…
- | Education
Educational leadership redefined and reimagined
When major changes occur, such as the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of new educational standards, the implementation of new…
- | Diaspora, Education
NSWMA sanitation workers celebrate CSEC success
This is exemplified by Joan Powell and Anthony Morgan, two National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) sanitation workers from the…
- | News, Education
No male left behind at this high school
Under the initiative, tablets have been donated to male students and teachers at the institution, with mentoring support for the boys.
…- | Education
PEP revised to single exit test
Students will now only sit the Ability Test, rescheduled to May 26, 2021 after the education ministry held talks again with key stakeholders…
- | Education