Education reform must include English competence Aguinaldo Belgrave09/05/20240136 views My attention was drawn to a letter in another section of the Press, submitted by Professor Michael Howard, titled Education reform must focus on standard English. He asserted that Barbadian… Read more
11-plus sitters relax after exam Shanna Moore08/05/20240273 views Students and families gathered at Bubba’s Sports Bar and Restaurant in Worthing, breathing sighs of relief and sharing smiles of satisfaction as they celebrated the completion of the 11-plus exam.… Read more
Parents come to terms with 11-plus May date Shanna Moore08/05/20240337 views After months of pleas and debate about the timing of the Common Entrance Examination, parents appeared to have accepted the Ministry of Education’s decision to proceed with the May 7… Read more
11-plus day of emotion, anticipation Shamar Blunt08/05/20240206 views Despite the announcement that the abolition of the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) is imminent, the annual rite of academic passage – the high-stakes Maths and English test of… Read more
Cool down for 11-plus sitters at Combermere School Shamar Blunt07/05/20240543 views Over 100 primary school pupils who sat today’s Common Entrance Exams at Combermere School got free sno cones to battle the heat thanks to the Barbados Workers’ Union (BWU). Communications… Read more
Education chief offers advice to 3 011 students doing 11-plus Shamar Blunt07/05/20240195 views A total of 3 011 students are set to sit this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) Today, according to Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw. And she offered… Read more
St Ambrose and Welches Primary Schools closed Barbados Today06/05/20240390 views Two schools, St Ambrose and Welches Primary were forced to close early today due to environmental conditions. In a statement, the Ministry of Education explained: “Smoky conditions from a nearby… Read more
Ministry investigating pungent odor affecting Cuthbert Moore Primary Barbados Today04/05/20240334 views All was well on Friday at one primary school in the city which had been affected by dust from a nearby demolition site, while the Ministry of Education was trying… Read more
FCCA Foundation launches $25 000 scholarship in name of late PM Arthur Shanna Moore04/05/20240881 views Barbados is to be the first recipient of the newly established Owen Arthur Scholarship valued at US$25 000, courtesy of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Foundation. The annual scholarship, named… Read more
Poor data gathering ‘hindering inequality fight’ Shamar Blunt01/05/20240313 views A trio of experts at a World Bank forum on poverty and inequality in the Caribbean have urged more frequent and consistent poverty surveys to get a better fix on… Read more