The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over what it said is the decision of the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to maintain the upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Adv
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Bridgetown – The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) says it has engaged regional governments and other stakeholders on the conception and planning of the 2021 regional examinations.
In a statement, the CXC said that it is “enriched” by the dialogues with ministers of education and other government officials, teachers and students and is proceeding in this coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to provide quality examinations to our students.
It said governance committees, which are comprised of regional government representatives, are reviewing recommendations on CXC’s 2021 regional examination strategy that emanated from these consultations and the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Council of Human and Social Development (COHSOD) 28th Special session on May 12 this year.
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UNICEF, the United Nations watchdog over the rights of children, is calling on the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and regional ministers of education to adjust exams to avoid disadvantaging students.
In a release yesterday, the body said it was concerned about CXC maintaining the upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) tests for students as currently designed. It suggested adjustments to the content and administration of the exams, in line with recommendations from the Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT).
UNICEF said it recognised the efforts already made at reducing certain requirements for the examinations and concessions such as providing topics for the long answer paper five weeks prior to the exams; reducing requirements for the school-based assessments (SBAs) and extending submission dates for some subjects; facilitating deferments to 2022 if students meet specific