Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says school administrators should not overburden parents by asking them to purchase textbooks that will not be used during the school term.

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says teachers must be trained to better identify students who are in dire need of special attention.

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, says the teaching of civics will be re-introduced in schools. He emphasised that national awareness is an important part of a child’s development, and the teaching of civics must again occupy its rightful pride of place in schools.

The Government has launched the Alternative Pathways to Secondary Education (APSE), which will provide students with additional and improved teaching programmes. Under APSE, instruction will be based on tailored curricula, enabling each learner to perform to his/her fullest potential, based on aptitude, interest and ability.