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'Employers aren’t hiring people for what they know anymore'- Education CEO
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Chief Education Officer Mrs Orlandette R. Crabbe has said teaching should be student-centred and not about what the teachers want.
Claude A. Kettle & Orlandette R. Crabbe confirmed to Education Ministry posts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our News Centre is that Mr Claude A. Kettle and Mrs Orlandette R. Crabbe have been confirmed as Deputy Permanent Secretary and Chief Education Officer, respectively, in the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports.
Some students suffer from severe mental health challenges- CEO Orlandette R. Crabbe
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- With indiscipline being a persistent issue in schools, Acting Chief Education Officer (CEO) Orlandette R. Crabbe has disclosed that the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports exhausts a multitude of approaches and interventions before deciding to remove a student from school either temporarily or permanently.
Excessive social media use blamed for students' anger & communication issues
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the discussion continues on the issue of indiscipline, violence and even drug use in high schools in the territory, parents are being urged to limit their children’s use of social media and digital devices.
Some parents afraid of their own children- Acting Education CEO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- "We have parents who have admitted they’re afraid of their children; They’re living in a house that they’re paying rent for, paying their bills, feeding the child, buying everything the child needs—and they’re afraid of the child. I couldn’t imagine that."
Police to now have regular presence on ESHS campus- Education CEO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI —In response to rising levels of violence, drug use, and sexual misconduct among students in the Territory, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has deployed permanent School Resource Officers (SROs) to educational institutions, beginning with Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS).
Teachers with only Associate's Degrees or less told to ‘upskill’ themselves
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Chief Education Officer (CEO) Orlandette R. Crabbe has encouraged educators in the Virgin Islands (VI) to advance their education.
UPDATE: Public schools resume today, Thursday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After closing yesterday, February 7, 2024, due to inclement weather, public schools in the [British] Virgin Islands resume today, Thursday, February 8, 2024.
Public schools to dismiss early Thursday for educators’ ‘professional development’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Education has announced that students attending all public schools will have an Early Release Day on Thursday, November 16, 2023.
‘Break free from the confines of your classroom's four walls’- Acting CEO to teachers
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- As the children prepare to return to school next week, teachers have been challenged to get outside of their comfort zone, by embracing new and engaging teaching methods.
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