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CASTRIES – Caribbean teachers objected to the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) decision to conduct the CSEC and CAPE examinations as “a full-blown exercise” this year.
The Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT), the umbrella organisation for teachers’ unions around the region, said CXC should “rationalise” the examinations to reflect the current educational environment, which has been undermined by the COVID-19 pandemic and volcanic activity in St Vincent.
The CUT also requested a meeting with the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) and CXC, as well as education minister s from around the Caribbean to discuss what is in the best interest of all concerned, primarily the students.
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The Caribbean Examination Council has announced changes to the School Based Assessments (SBAs) for this year’s June/July examination.
In a statement, the council said it made the changes considering the many challenges faced by students across the region, including the impact of covid19 and the recent volcanic activity on La Soufriere in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
“CXC stands in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in SVG at this time, and all our stakeholders across the region affected by the ongoing covid19 pandemic,” it said.
It said the council recognises that some candidates across the region may not be ready for assessment for the June/July 2021 examination cycle. “Given these circumstances, CXC has reduced the SBA requirements by as much as 50 per cent in some subjects.”
CUT expresses fears over CXC exams Social Share THE Caribbean Union of Teachers (C.U.T.), the umbrella Organization of Teachers’ Unions in the region, recognizes that the Covid -19 pandemic has impacted societies within the region and has had serious negative effects on their education systems. While it appears that the region is managing the escalation of the pandemic, it remains a serious threat to public health and safety.
The C.U.T. is of the view that Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) and CXC made some decisions that are likely to impact students and the region negatively. Having consulted with educators and other stakeholders in the region on Thursday, April 8, 2021, that got the overwhelming support of stakeholder of all CARICOM states, our organization is convinced that the approach by CXC to handling the examination challenges posed by the pandemic has created some uneasiness and a high level of anxiety among stakeholders of the education se
by Bajan Reporter / April 16th, 2021
“On Wednesday April 7th, the Caribbean Union of Teachers held a panel discussion and webinar on the approaches to the CXC 2021 examinations. This forum was addressed by teachers, principals, students, parents and teacher unionists. There was unanimous concern expressed with CXC’s stated plans for the administration of the 2021 examinations, announced at the beginning of March.
Despite a declaration that the Council ‘stands ready to listen and to engage in dialogue with our critical stakeholders across the education landscape’,
the same statement released today highlights that those pervasive concerns of nearly all education stakeholders have fallen on deaf ears. The general public must not be misled into believing that new plans were announced today. The press release issued today could not possibly have been in response to the fallout of the La Soufriere eruption, as the plans contained therein are a verbatim reproduction of t
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