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Call to upgrade schools’ curriculum

April 22, 2024

President of the Barbados Association of Principals of Public Secondary Schools, Stephen Jackman says it is time to move away from lecturing in the classroom, especially as students can now manoeuvre technology from age two.

Jackman was speaking following the launch of the Modern School Infrastructure Design Competition where the Director of the Change Management Unit in the Ministry of Education, Dr. Paul Murphy highlighted the schools’ curriculum has not been updated since 2000.

Mr. Jackman who has made repeated calls for the education system to evolve, says he was happy to see it finally in motion.

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