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KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 — All students in Form Five this year will sit for their SPM examinations in March 2022. Education Minister Datuk Radzi Jidin also added that their oral and practical exams will be held in February 2022. “Just like we did last year, MoE decided to take this step after...

No internet in Brasso Seco, students being left behind by 20210520 Flash Back: Members of the Brasso Seco/Morne Le Croix Farmers’ Association and Rebirth House move the freshly cut lumber to the Rebirth House storage space. Digicel kevon.felmine@guardian.co.tt There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pan­dem­ic is mak­ing learn­ing more chal­leng­ing for chil­dren. For ten-year-old Amy Scott and her sev­en-year-old broth­er, Keenon Sylvester, liv­ing in the rur­al Bras­so Seco com­mu...

Tanzania to build 1000 secondary schools countrywide Tanzania to build 1000 secondary schools countrywide Modified date: The government of Tanzania is planning to build a total of 1000 secondary schools across the country in an effort to ensure that every ward has access to such level of education. This was revealed by Deputy Minister of State in the President’s Office (Regional Administration and Local Government) David Silinde after he was queried by Mbagala MP Jafari Chaurembo, on when t...

NBC SVG Search for: The Government is putting measures in place to ensure that all students involved in external examinations can return to face to face learning Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says the Government is seeking to provide alternative venues to accommodate students who will be involved in external examinations. The Prime Minister said on Radio on Sunday that learning hubs will have to be established, as many schools are being used as Emergency Shelters. He said it is important t...

THE STANDARD NATIONAL Francis Atwoli has been the face of labour movement for close to two decades, having been elected as Cotu secretary-general for the first time in 2001. And as workers today celebrate International Labour Day, Atwoli shares insights on the growth of the trade union from 300,000 members to the current four million, past vicious fights for positions by officials and government interference. He also reveals how the late trade unionist and Cabinet Minister Tom Mboya inspired hi...

NBC SVG Search for: Adjustments are being made to the dates for the CPEA, CSEC and CAPE Examinations here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines CPEA, CSEC and CAPE Examinations here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, as a result of the challenging situation which now exists here. Word of this came from Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, during NBC’s Eyeing La Soufriere, morning edition on Thursday. The Prime Minister said the Ministry of Education is looking at the possibility of having the G...

National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) secretary-general Harry Tan. PETALING JAYA: Abolishing the Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) exam will augur well for the country’s primary education, say education groups and activists who welcome the government’s move. National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) secretary-general Harry Tan said they have been pushing for the abolition of UPSR as a public exam for primary pupils for over five years. “UPSR is so bent on pupils producing ...

PETALING JAYA: With schools closing nationwide to curb the spread of Covid-19, the 2021 Form Five cohort are more nervous about catching the virus than how their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) preparations will be impacted. Still uncertain about when the national exams are to be held four months into the 2021 academic year, the SPM candidates who spent most of Form Four learning from home are now bracing themselves for another round of home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) one year on. Despit...

IPOH: With mouths to feed at home, former bank clerk Asrol Mohd Saidi now cuts fish at the Menglembu wholesale market here to make ends meet. Asrol, who took up a mutual separation scheme from the bank where he had worked for 23 years, said he was left unemployed for 11 months after that. The 44-year-old said he shopped at the market because fresh goods were more affordable, and got his new job after meeting a Rohingyan he knows only as Ali, who does the same job. He said Ali was also strugglin...