2. Education for Success
A future PLP Government will embark
on radical education reform which:-
has rigor,
provides the requisite foundation/skills,
is responsive – workforce/marketplace,
is competitive,
harnesses natural talents and interests
promotes individual success
3. Education for Success
1. Increasing alignment structurally
a. horizontally – standardised
assessment system wide
b. vertically – phasing out of middle
schools.
c. school autonomy
d. streamlining bureaucracy
4. Education for Success
2. Cessation of social promotion at all
levels
a. advancement based on merit
b. assessment tools based on students
overall class work and exams
c. assessment aligned with students
learning styles
5. Education for Success
3. Development of signature schools
at the senior level
a. Academic
b. Technological
c. Arts
d. Business
e. Sports
f. Special Needs School
6. Education for Success
4. Specialised programmes for
students:-
a. ‘Learning Support’
b. ‘Gifted and Talented’
c. Audio/Visually challenged etc.
d. Apprenticeship programmes
– NEC, NFP, BOMI,
Auto/Mechanics/bodywork
7. Education for Success
5. Encouraging and facilitating the
opportunity to engage in
internationally recognised exams:
SAT; IGCSE; CAMBRIDGE: CXC; IB;
CITY & GUILD, etc.
We will retain our local BSR
8. Education for Success
6. Providing college programmes that are
responsive to the local workforce needs
a. Display direct alignment with high school
programmes /courses
b. Four year degree programmes – Education,
Nursing, Accounting/Business,
c. Development of Research Centre for those
pursuing Master and Doctorate
9. Education for Success
7. Community support
a. Use industry members as local lecturers
b. Encourage private sector institutions to
provide apprenticeship programmes
10. What our plan will not support :-
Return to stanines with mandatory
placement to specific schools.
Required attendance at neighbourhood
high schools
Mastery assessment based on a single
exam performance
Inhibiting mobility of teachers
/principals
