Teachers Get Development Training
Tobago teachers will benefit two training workshops on child-friendly schools (CFS), hosted by the Schools Supervision Unit of the Division of Education, Innovation and Energy. The first workshop will take place over a three-day period (July 16-18). It will focus on instructional effectiveness in the student-centered classroom, which will equip participants to effectively implement principles […]
Roxborough students encouraged to have a vision
Students of Roxborough Secondary School are being encouraged to set goals that will guide them beyond secondary school. This advice came from guidance counsellor Randy Taylor, who addressed the schools Form Five students during a retreat at the Betsy Hope/L’Anse Fourmi Community Centre on January 25. Taylor urged the students to consider their futures. “Setting […]
Literacy pilot programme launched
Two Tobago primary schools received new computers that will boost the development of their students. Scarborough Methodist Primary School and Hope Anglican Primary School got a combined 60 Google Chromebooks on Friday (January 26). The computers are equipped with literacy development software programmes, MyOn and MindPlay. The initiative was launched by the Division of Education, […]
Tobago SEA school tour
Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles led a school tour yesterday (May 1, 2017) to meet Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) students and wish them good luck ahead of Thursday’s (May 4) SEA exam. Charles, who is also the Secretary of Education, Innovation and Energy and a former school teacher, visited the Whim Anglican, Black Rock Government, Pentecostal […]
CAPE students’ eligibility for THA scholarships
Tobago’s top performers at the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) are awarded scholarships annually to pursue their tertiary education, courtesy of the Tobago House of Assembly. This year’s THA scholarship winners are Shari Davis, Makesa Ferguson and Zalisia Guy, all of Bishop’s High School. The announcement was made on Wednesday (March 15) by Chief Secretary […]
Special Education Plan to ensure ‘no child left behind’
The second phase of the Tobago Special Education Implementation Project began last week, and will include stakeholder engagement for the island’s special needs schools. Secretary of the Division of Education, Youth Affairs and Sport Huey Cadette recently updated the media on the project, which is being led by U.S.-based consultant Dr. Sheila Paul, Professor of […]