Summer school dispute
The Ministry of Education has back-pedalled on its decision to have mandatory summer classes this…
Education
Group: Students not ready
Many students who are set to take the suite of Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams…
Officials Report Satisfactory Start to the 2021 Grade Six National Assessment
Officials within the Measurement and Evaluation Unit of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Creative…
‘Many not exam-ready’
Suspense over the date for the Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examination has ended, but the…
11-Plus ‘an injustice too’
(Barbados Nation) Professor Joel Warrican says it is an injustice that in the face of…
St Kitts-Nevis closes schools, implements curfew to curb spread of COVID
The St Kitts-Nevis government has announced a series of measures, including a curfew, in a…
UNICEF calls on CXC, Caribbean education ministers to adjust CAPE, CSEC exams due to COVID-19
The United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) is urging the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) not to…
Two endorse Unicef statement to CXC
Local stakeholders are grateful UNICEF asked the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to adjust testing methodologies…
Teachers’ unions and lobby group say pandemic, volcano should force exam delay
The two main teachers’ trade unions are banking on the expression of concern from UNICEF…
UNICEF urges adjustments to CSEC, CAPE
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is urging the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to seriously consider…