Education

Activities continue to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Shirley Chisholm, an African American with Barbadian roots who was the first black woman to be elected to the …

Three Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPI) students have been awarded the National Ozone Depleting Substances Phase-Out Support Scholarship for the 2024-2025 academic year.   The winners – Raquan …

The Ministry of Education is implementing several initiatives aimed at better supporting students with special needs, Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Sandra Husbands told the House of …

The Ministry of Education has launched two significant consultancy bids aimed at introducing a teaching licence requirement, performance guidelines and a teaching service commission, Barbados TODAY can reveal. A search …

In a radical shift from a colonial perspective that has dominated Barbadian education, schoolchildren are to learn their history through the stories of their ancestors rather than from colonisers’ accounts, …

The National Task Force on Literacy Education has launched community literacy clinics to reach underserved areas where reading and writing skills lag, as part of a strategy that will also …

Secondary school student Naomi Jordan wants to see changes in the education system to better accommodate pupils with disabilities. The Lower Sixth student at Harrison College who lives with dyslexia, …

The language department at Hilda Skeene Primary School is touting creative methods to help students improve their reading and writing skills.   Language coordinator Nikki Daniel told Barbados TODAY on …

Hydrate Caribbean is one step closer to achieving its milestone of 3 million bottle fills since its water station initiative was launched in 2020. On Tuesday, the Luther Thorne Memorial …