"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.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information has trained a total of 1,400 persons in school safety and security techniques, through its School-wide Positive Behaviour Intervention Support (SWPBIS) programme.