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St John Primary School will be closed for the remainder of this week, says Deputy Chief Education Officer, Joy Adamson. This decision was made by the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training in order to protect the health and safety of students and staff from the ongoing environmental issues such as leaking roofs and mould infestation that plague the school. Classes are still expected to be conducted, in the …
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training is being is knocked for “the pedestrian pace in addressing much needed school repairs”. President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) Rudy Lovell said in an interview with The Nation, there were “a lot of schools” that really needed attention as most in the country were older than “40-odd years”. “There are a number of issues, and I don’t necessarily want …
Despite education officials reporting a successful start to the new school year, President of the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) Rudy Lovell has expressed concern about three schools remaining closed because of ongoing repairs.So concerned was Lovell about what he referred to as a recurring situation, that he suggested that perhaps the time had come for the Educational Technical Management Unit (ETMU) under which school repairs fall to become a separate unit from the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MEVT) and be given independent funding.The BUT head complained that the Ministry of Education approached school repairs the same way every year but expected to get a different result.He pointed out that during the September 12-16 planning week, teachers had to be at school plants while construction and industrial cleaning were ongoing – a practice which Lovell said the union was opposed to as it could affect the safety and health of teachers.