CXC Announces Strategy for the Administration of 2021 Regional Summer Examinations
March 4, 2021
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The Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) has announced its strategy for the administration of the 2021 regional summer examinations, following a meeting with the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) – Education, on 26 February and 1 March 2021. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Hon. Jeffrey L. Lloyd, Minister of Education of the Bahamas. After reviewing CXC’s proposal, consensus was reached by the meeting’s attendees, which included Ministers of Education, senior Ministry of Education officials and pertinent stakeholders from across CARICOM.
CXC’s proposal was formulated following extensive consultations, led by the Ministries of Education at the national level and inclusive of local stakeholders in education. The primary focus was to ensure that the administration of the regional examinations would not disenfranchise the regi
Caribbean Examinations Council® Announces Strategy for the Administration of 2021 Regional Summer Examinations
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– The Caribbean Examinations Council® (CXC®) has announced its strategy for the administration of the 2021 regional summer examinations, following a meeting with the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) – Education, on 26 February and 1 March 2021. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Hon. Jeffrey L. Lloyd, Minister of Education of the Bahamas. After reviewing CXC’s proposal, consensus was reached by the meeting’s attendees, which included Ministers of Education, senior Ministry of Education officials and pertinent stakeholders from across The Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
CXC’s proposal was formulated following extensive consultations, led by the Ministries of Education at the national level and inclusive of local stakeholders in education. The primary focus was to ensure that the administration of the regional
BTColumn – Seize this golden opportunity
Article by February 17, 2021
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It’s funny how thoughts collide. This has been that kind of week for me.
I read an article about how difficult learning is now in some parts of the world for students who have no access to internet and intermittent teaching available.
The global concern is that we are facing the likelihood of losing a generation.
I also re-watched a splendid movie,
Under the Tuscan Sun, which had a memorable conversation.
TTUTA: Pre-covid19 school infrastructure still an issue
TTUTA president Antonia De Freitas. -
PRESIDENT of the TT Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA) Antonia De Freitas said there are still health, safety, and infrastructure issues in some schools, even before covid19 arrived in TT in March, are yet to be properly rectified.
In a brief phone interview with Newsday on Thursday, De Freitas said she will raise the matter with the Ministry of Education and will continue to monitor these areas of concern.
She said these issues included water connection, improper ventilation, and the readiness of labs and workshops for students to complete their School Based Assessments (SBAs) and practicals.
Different rules for different schools as some students return Monday
Saturday 6 February 2021
San Juan/Laventille Regional Corporation workers sanitise a classroom at Success/Laventille Secondary School in preparation for classes on Monday. Forms four to six students at secondary schools are due to resume classes in the first instance for practical learning, the Education Ministry has advised. File photo
Principals are having mixed feelings about students return to schools on Monday.
Students have been engaged in virtual classes since March of last year after the covid19 virus breached TT borders.
On January 28, Minister of Education Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly announced that students preparing for examinations will be allowed to return to physical classrooms. Secondary school students in forms four, five, and six preparing for Certificate in Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) will return to school labs to complete their School