Education

Families are being urged to make reading part of daily life amid concerns about declining literacy and reading levels, with the National Library Service calling for a national effort involving …

Students and staff at Wesley Hall Junior School were sent home on the first day of the new term after incomplete paving work and an unexpected underground sewer repair left …

Despite a shift to year-round school maintenance, the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) on Monday called for early maintenance work at schools, declaring that delays often mean schools are not …

Students returning to Springer Memorial School on Monday were urged to remain “steadfast and motivated” as the school began the new academic year, while administrators outlined curriculum changes and the …

Some 17 000 students in the nursery and primary public school system were fed breakfast as a national programme launched across the island, according to Minister of Education Transformation Chad …

Universal access to early childhood education was launched across Barbados on Monday as education officials also advanced a specialised secondary-school academy and year-round refurbishment programme as the new school year …

Springer Memorial Secondary School has recorded an unusually high number of student transfers for the new academic year, filling the island’s only all-girls public secondary school to capacity, principal Sonja …

Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) President Rudy Lovell is urging teachers, parents and education officials to work together as students return to the classroom for the 2026-2027 academic year. In …

Free grooming services and school essentials were provided to students on Sunday as the Division of Youth Affairs’ Fresh Start initiative helped prepare them for Monday’s return to the classroom. …