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The Ministry of Education on Saturday said it has already located at least 538 students who were absent from schools for the recent National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) mock exams through the launch of its countrywide ‘Operation Recovery’ campaign. According to the Ministry, Education Officers conducted visits across 538 homes in regions One, Two, Three, […]

Pupils across the country have been preparing for the upcoming National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) but some 700 pupils were absent from the second ‘mock examination’ held in May, Education Minister Priya Manickchand said. Ahead of the annual NGSA, which will be held on July 6 and 7, the Ministry of Education has organised two […]

Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand yesterday led a consultation  aimed at strengthening special education teaching. A release from the ministry said that Manickchand disclosed that a special pathway programme will commence in September at the CPCE to train those interested in becoming Special Education Needs (SEN) teachers. The consultation was held in the Conference Centre […]

A total of 421 students are displaced following a fire of unknown origin that ravaged the historic St George’s High School in Georgetown on Wednesday.  Education Minister Priya Manickchand along with Home Affairs Minister Robeson Benn visited the scene as the fire raged.  Both ministers described the destruction of the school as a heartbreaking loss for not […]

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand has announced that some 100 teachers will receive duty-free concessions soon while scholarships will be extended to teachers who want to attend the University of Guyana. “We are offering to teachers more than just the salary, uniform allowance, scholarships to go to the University of Guyana. They are non-salary benefits […]

Teachers who will be pursuing their Bachelor of Education degrees will no longer need to apply for release forms to attend classes as the University of Guyana (UG) will now offer classes outside of the normal teaching hours. Minister of Education Priya Manickchand announced on her Facebook page that from September 2022, all classes for […]

In the event of any situation that can cause children to return to remote learning, the education minister says those students can be assured that plans are in place to ensure they remain engaged. During the ministry’s weekly Education Spotlight programme, Minister Priya Manickchand said the ministry, through its risk management policy launched in 2021, has implemented […]

Minister of Education Priya Manickchand yesterday told the National Assembly that Guyana stands the risk of losing its children if government accedes to the Opposition’s call for schools to be closed, noting that some 70 children got pregnant during the COVID-19 related closures. The Minister made the statement while defending her $74.4 billion allocation in […]

Education Minister Priya Manickchand visited Best Village, West Demerara early this morning as part of a campaign to find children who have been missing from primary schools. The Ministry of Education has launched ‘Operation Recovery’ within the 11 Education Districts to find those primary school students who have been continuously absent since school re-started and […]

The education sector expects a massive influx of trained teachers soon and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says that improvements in under-resourced hinterland regions can be expected. Manickchand, during an online forum on Monday night, said that “a very small number” of teachers in the hinterland regions are trained. She also acknowledged that these regions […]