One day after thousands of public nursery, primary and secondary school students started their Christmas vacation, Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw is urging their parents to be prepared for their return to physical classroom next year, albeit in a phased way. And in encouraging them to ensure their children, especially those 12- to 17-year-olds are inoculated, she said the Ministry of Health and Wellness was “dealing with the regulations as …
Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly, Santia Bradshaw, yesterday strongly condemned the strike action being taken by nurses who are part of the Unity Workers’ Union led by Senator Caswell Franklyn. Speaking before the Lower Chamber went on its Christmas break, Bradshaw, who is also Minister of Education, called on political leaders to do the right thing. Pointing out that this was the season of sharing, caring …
Government will be spending more than $2 million to reopen Alma Parris Memorial School and turn the New Horizon Academy into Barbados’ newest secondary school. Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw announced this yesterday as the House of Assembly approved the related supplementary financing for the two institutions. She said the two schools catering to students with behavioural and learning challenges would provide other options for children who “seem to fall …
COVID-19 will be added to the Health Services Act as one of the viruses students must be vaccinated against in order to attend school. Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw made those points while speaking during the online forum Let’s Talk: Students Of Reception, Infants A And Infants B. “The regulations under the Health Services Act already provide that students cannot enter school unless they are vaccinated. Within the regulations, there …
The anxious wait for results from this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination will be over tomorrow. Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw is scheduled to host a virtual conference at noon to announce the results of the exam that determines placement in a secondary school. This year’s exam was held on July 28. Last week, Bradshaw announced there would be no face-to-face classes when the Michaelmas term commences on September …