Authorities are being pressed to explain why school meals have been delivered late since the start of the term, leaving thousands of primary school students waiting long periods for lunch.The Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) and the Association of Public Primary School Principals (APPSP) confirmed to Barbados TODAY in separate interviews that from the beginning of the Michaelmas term, the School Meals Department has habitually delivered lunch behind schedule.“We want to know what is the problem. Some schools have reported receiving lunch after 12, some after 1 p.m. and some as late as minutes to 2 p.m,” BUT president Rudy Lovell lamented.“Having rolled out a new Summer Nutrition Programme [last summer], we would have expected the Ministry [of Education] and the School Meals Department to have everything in place to facilitate the delivery of lunch to our children. So we are seeking answers from the Ministry of Education and the School Meals Department as to why lunch is being del
The controversial Computer Science pre-test that quizzed 11-year-old students on their sexuality and gender identity, among other things unknown to their parents, did not pass through the Ethics Review Committee at the University of the West Indies.This was confirmed by chairman of the committee, Dr Michael Campbell, who told Barbados TODAY he was surprised that the test found its way into secondary schools across the island without the committee’s approval.Both the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training have since apologised for the test being administered to 733 first formers at five secondary schools.Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw said the Ministry of Education had asked for the intrusive and inappropriate questions to be removed from the test.In an interview with Barbados TODAY, Dr Campbell, who is also the Deputy Dean of Research and Graduate Studies at the Cave Hill Campus, revealed that the
There will be no more survey-type questionnaires distributed in any school in Barbados until the data collection and ethics policy has been developed and vetted. That was the message coming from Minister of Education Kay McConney, who was speaking at a press conference at the Ministry’s Constitution Road headquarters in Bridgetown on Saturday. She was responding to the outrage and demands for accountability from parents and the general public surrounding …
Eight students at The Alexandra School have received the coveted Gabrielle Thompson Memorial Scholarship Award.They are David Cox, Dania Lewis, Celina Clarke, Keshana Bartlett, Adia Ferguson, Rianna Hinds, Tanee Clarke and Jessica Brooks.The students, who are currently pursuing degrees at tertiary institutions, each received a cash prize of $1 000 among other prizes during an award ceremony held at the Queen Street, Speightstown, St Peter school on Saturday.Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Archer-Bradshaw encouraged the students to keep striving for success but not to focus purely on academics but to get involved in community work and volunteering.She also told them that in their quest for excellence they should look after all aspects of their wellbeing, specifically their mental and physical health and to eat healthy foods.
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