BUT urges calm, confidence ahead of 11-plus Barbados Today04/05/2026064 views President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) Rudy Lovell is encouraging students preparing for the Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination (BSSEE) to remain calm and give their best effort.… Read more
MP visits Bay Primary to rally pupils ahead of 11-plus exam Ricardo Roberts30/04/2026079 views With days to go before the common entrance examination, pupils at Bay Primary School received a morale boost on Thursday as their constituency MP, Kirk Humphrey, urged them to focus… Read more
11-plus students urged to improve writing skills ahead of exam Shamar Blunt27/04/20260210 views With weeks to go before the common entrance examination, principals at two leading Christ Church primary schools warned that weak composition skills could undermine otherwise solid student performance, after a… Read more
2 767 to sit 11-Plus exam Barbados Today27/04/20260472 views A total of 2 767 students are registered to sit the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE) 2026, set to be written on Tuesday, May 5, at 21 secondary schools… Read more
Female interest in ICT careers growing Shamar Blunt23/04/20260105 views More school-aged girls in Barbados are showing growing interest in careers in information and communication technology (ICT), according to Data Protection Commissioner Lisa Greaves. Speaking to the media on the… Read more
Professionals urged to mentor younger staff on workplace culture, AI Lourianne Graham22/04/2026061 views Seasoned administrative professionals must step up as mentors to a younger generation whose workplace expectations have been shaped by social media and artificial intelligence, their national body has warned, cautioning… Read more
Mock exam initiative seeks to level 11-Plus playing field Lourianne Graham18/04/20260251 views More than 100 primary school pupils in St Michael are being given a final boost ahead of the 11-Plus examination through a first-of-its-kind mock testing initiative designed to build confidence,… Read more
Teaching ‘on empty’: Systemic change demand amid ‘burnout crisis’ Ricardo Roberts15/04/20260221 views Caribbean teachers are burning out at an alarming rate — and the profession may not survive it, regional education leaders and health experts warned on Tuesday. Professional exhaustion in… Read more
Students prepare for Robotics World Championships in US Ricardo Roberts09/04/2026088 views A team of secondary school students from across Barbados will represent the island at the VEX Robotics World Championships in the midwestern American city of St Louis, Missouri, later this… Read more
Minister warns curriculum marginalises Barbadian history Shanna Moore08/04/2026091 views Barbados risks losing touch with its identity by teaching generations too little about their own history, Minister for Pan-African Affairs and Heritage, Trevor Prescod, has warned, as he renews calls… Read more