EducationLocal NewsNews Cave Hill classes as usual by Barbados Today 13/03/2020 written by Barbados Today 3 min read Eight hundred students demanding the immediate suspension of classes at the University of the West Indies have been turned down by management at the Cave Hill Campus despite fears of … Continue Reading 13/03/2020 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsNews Common Entrance may not be abolished this year, Minister saysย by Barbados Today 08/03/2020 by Barbados Today 08/03/2020 There is no definitive timeline for the proposed abolition of the controversial Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination (BSSEE), Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw has declared. Amid robust debate and in … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsNews Give 11-Plus a few more years, educator urges by Barbados Today 06/03/2020 by Barbados Today 06/03/2020 A prominent critic of the Common Entrance Examination, more commonly referred to as the 11-Plus has nonetheless voice her opposition to its imminent abolition. Sandie Field-Kellman, an early childhood education … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News Donโt rush education changes, warns teacher by Barbados Today 29/02/2020 by Barbados Today 29/02/2020 If massive changes to the Common Entrance examination are not thoroughly thought through, it could cause more problems and do more harm to the countryโs young people. So says senior … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News Broomes: Assessment key to allocation of students by Anesta Henry 28/02/2020 by Anesta Henry 28/02/2020 Veteran educator Jeff Broomes has no issue with the 11 Plus Examination but he thinks the allocation of students is the real problem. Broomes said irrespective of what methodology was … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News Ex teacher offers plan to โsaveโ Frederick Smith students by Anesta Henry 27/02/2020 by Anesta Henry 27/02/2020 A retired teacher of the Frederick Smith Secondary School is planning to introduce a mentorship programme, with the alumni, to help steer current students in the right direction. Erlyn Toppin, … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal NewsNews 11-Plus abolition plan sparks national debate by Anesta Henry 26/02/2020 by Anesta Henry 26/02/2020 Barbadians appear to be divided on whether the Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination (BSSEE) should be abolished. Following Minister of Education Santia Bradshawโs announcement on Monday that 2020 might be … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News UWI principal: Time for changes in education by Marlon Madden 26/02/2020 by Marlon Madden 26/02/2020 One of the regionโs leading academics has welcomed Governmentโs plan to replace the Barbados Secondary Schoolโs Entrance Examination better known as the 11-Plus, saying change was inevitable. However, said Principal … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News New School of Governance and Public Policy launched by Marlon Madden 26/02/2020 by Marlon Madden 26/02/2020 The University of the West Indies (UWI), Cave Hill Campus is answering the call for it to offer more targeted areas of studies, introducing a School of Governance and Public … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EducationLocal News Lashley issues Common Entrance abolition caution by Anesta Henry 26/02/2020 by Anesta Henry 26/02/2020 Former government Minister Hamilton Lashley is cautioning Government not to replace the Barbados Secondary School Entrance Examination (BSSEE) with a system that is either similarly flawed or worse. While admitting … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
