National Education Inspectorate (NEI) News feed - National Education Inspectorate

Spanish Town Primary: Dreaming And Living Excellence

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 17:21:01 GMT

"Good morning sirs," students in a class at the St Catherine-based Spanish Town Primary School greeted The Gleaner's news team.

"We dream and live excellence." They chirped the mantra the school administration has adopted in its quest to improve the rating of 'unsatisfactory' which the National Education Inspectorate (NEI) assigned the institution following inspection in September 2014.

Maxfield Park Primary: Success Under Construction

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 17:13:00 GMT

"Have you received your invitation to the end-of-term lyme?" Beverley Gallimore-Vernon, principal of the Maxfield Park Primary School in St Andrew asked a vendor plying her goods across from the school's gate.

Building positive relationships among all stakeholders who interact with the institution is the cornerstone of the strategies being employed by the principal and the board to improve the school's performance.

Teamwork Makes Scott's Hall's Dream Work

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 21:41:00 GMT

"Teamwork makes the dream work," stated principal, Eunice McKenzie, as she relates how Scott's Hall Primary in St Mary pulled itself up from near the bottom of the school effectiveness ranking established by the National Education Inspectorate (NEI). In November 2011, the NEI graded the school's overall effectiveness as unsatisfactory. The chief inspector was very critical of the unsatisfactory quality of the leadership and management of the school, noting that the then principal had "a vision for the future development of the school but did not sufficiently involve all staff in the implementation to make it meaningful."

Put to the Test - Math Teachers put their Reputation on the line at Godfrey Stewart High

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:34:00 GMT

Mathematics teachers at Godfrey Stewart High School in Savanna-la-Mar are putting their reputation on the line. Next year, they will join their students in writing the mathematics paper in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination.

Pembroke Hall High: Tuning Up English and Math Lessons

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:21:00 GMT

There has been a culture of excellence in the performing arts at Pembroke Hall High, which has resulted in the school winning the Best School Band Competition in 2014 and placing second runner-up in 2015, as well as winning multiple awards in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission parish and national competitions.