Parents make final back-to-school buys as retailers report mixed rush Lauryn Escamilla02/09/20260373 views Back-to-school shopping has peaked in the week before school, store owners say, as they prepare for the rush while parents pick up a few items for their children. While some… Read more
‘Boost confidence, shrink classes’ to lift maths scores Lourianne Graham02/09/20260406 views 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.… Read more
Math everywhere, students told Lourianne Graham31/08/20260804 views 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… Read more
Little Libraries donation targets literacy boost in St Andrew Lauryn Escamilla29/08/20260277 views 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… Read more
BUT seeks details on school assistants for breakfast programme Lourianne Graham26/08/20260839 views With schools due to reopen in two weeks, the Barbados Union of Teachers is awaiting the Ministry of Education Transformation’s response to proposed changes to school assistants’ hours to support… Read more
Princess Margaret to pilot new school excellence strategy Ricardo Roberts21/08/20260812 views 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… Read more
Back-to-school assistance applications ‘near 3 000’ Lourianne Graham20/08/202601.1K views 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… Read more
New curriculum deferred as education reforms continue Lourianne Graham20/08/20260477 views 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… Read more
Packaging Centre aids families ahead of school term Shamar Blunt20/08/20260161 views Packaging Centre Ltd has distributed school supplies and snacks to children in need ahead of the new school term, calling on other businesses to join a wider effort to support… Read more
Rising need drives Eden Lodge back-to-school aid to $459K Lourianne Graham20/08/20260253 views The growing needs of Barbadian families requiring assistance to send their children to school have pushed the Eden Lodge Youth Charitable Trust’s back-to-school programme to more than $459 000 this… Read more