Education Minister re-examining NGSA processes
Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, Minister of Education
Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, Minister of Education

THE Education Ministry has embarked on a number of outreach programmes aimed at developing a sound education policy that will cut across all regions, communities, and socio-economic standings. The policy is expected to bring about the eradication of illiteracy and allow students to realise their full potential.
Minister of Education, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine, in ensuring that such a policy is properly designed, has embarked upon a series of community meetings where residents, parents and teachers can sit and discuss the issues affecting the current education system, and together formalise the way forward.
At one such meeting held recently at Buxton, East Coast Demerara, Minister Roopnaraine indicated that his intention was to do away with parts of the National Grade Six Assessment process.

SCORES AS A GUIDE
“The accumulation of points at Grades Two and Four, I’m looking to eliminate…it shouldn’t be,” the minister said. He explained that the scores earned at those exams are there to serve only as a guide to teachers, so they have a fair idea of the areas they need to focus on with the students.
  ‘ACCUMULATION SYSTEM’
The previous Administration had, a few years ago, implemented the ‘accumulation system’ which saw the results of National Grades Two and Four Assessments being included in the computation of the final National Grade Six results.

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