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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

Face-to-face classes for only some students

These include grade-six students, who are preparing for the Primary Exit Profile (PEP), and students from grades 11 to 13, who will be…

  • | Education

School principals warned over mask mandate

With the government easing restrictions on face-to-face learning some school administrators have imposed strict mandate on masks wearing.…

  • | Education