More than 200 Special Education Assistants trained

Education and Youth Minister, Fayval Williams (left), observes as Chairman of the Board, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dr. Wayne Henry (right), hands over a tablet computer to Director of The Mico University College Child Assessment and Research in Education (CARE) Centre, Sharon Anderson-Morgan. The event was the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) capacity-building for special education contract signing ceremony on May 9 at The Mico University College
May 10, 2024
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More than 200 Special Education Assistants have been trained as part of the Ministry of Education and Youth's programme to strengthen inclusive education and to ensure that no student with special needs is left behind.

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Jamaica Gleaner
More than 200 Special Education Assistants trained
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More than 200 Special Education Assistants have been trained as part of the Ministry of Education and Youth's

Award-winning primary school groundsman recalls tough childhood

Hon. Fayval Williams (left), minister of education and youth (left) , and Mona Sue-Ho, Senior Manager for Social Development at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (center), present an award to Denis Reid Groundsman at the Edward Seaga Primary School.
May 13, 2024
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Two pink poui trees shed their flowers by the hundreds in the front yard of the St Andrew Primary School but Denis Reid doesn’t mind; he sweeps them with pride. At 70 years old, he has finally found purpose. And this is it.

He is a groundsman – the best in at least four parishes islandwide, according to the 2024 Best Kept School and Community Competition put on by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), in collaboration with several other state entities.

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Award-winning primary school groundsman recalls tough childhood
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70 years old Denis Reid, the award winning Groundsman at the Edward Seaga Primary School in St.

SPECIAL EDUCATION ROADMAP FOR THE BASIC NEEDS TRUST FUND

The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has received funding from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in the amount of US$8,250,000 towards the cost of the Basic Needs Trust Fund Tenth Cycle (BNTF 10). The Jamaica Social Investment Fund as the Executing Agency intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Grant to cover payments under contract for which this invitation is issued.

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