Education

Two tutors have recommended smaller class sizes and confidence-building measures to improve students’ Mathematics performance, even as various organisations work to raise maths scores, particularly among boys in the classroom. …

Students who participated in this year’s Jaycees Barbados Math Fanatics have been urged to see maths in their everyday lives, with the former Jaycee president insisting that students are already …

ADacosta Edwards Primary School in St Andrew has received a Little Library aimed at giving students greater access to books and encouraging a stronger reading culture. The donation was made …

T he Barbados Public Workers’ Co-operative Credit Union Limited (BPWCCUL) wants children to start thinking about saving, budgeting and spending wisely. The credit union hosted its Before the Bell Rings …

Minister of Transport and Works and Member of Parliament for St Michael South, Kirk Humphrey, has encouraged students who recently sat the 11-Plus examination to focus on their character, values …

Princess Margaret Secondary School will pilot a new strategy from September aimed at transforming the school’s culture and developing a “model of excellence” that could later be rolled out at …

With the new school year three weeks away, the Social Empowerment Agency has received more than 2 900 requests for back-to-school assistance, SEA executive director Colleen Walcott has told Barbados …

The Ministry of Education Transformation will use the new school year beginning next month to prepare teachers and consult stakeholders before introducing a new curriculum, as it continues to roll …

The Barbados National Council of Parent-Teacher Associations has backed the postponement of continuous assessment for secondary school placement, saying the extra time should ensure teachers, schools, parents, and students are …