Results
Efforts To Enhance Student & Teacher Performances
Government’s first phase in the development of the School Teacher Effectiveness Plans (STEPS) for eight pilot schools kicked off today at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, with a workshop that places emphases on literacy, numeracy and assessment.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Announcements/Efforts-To-Enhance-Student-Teacher...
Workshop Addressing Teacher Effectiveness
The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation will be holding a workshop to enhance teacher effectiveness, tomorrow, Thursday, May 7, at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference Centre, Two Mile Hill, St. Michael, starting at 9:00 a.m.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Announcements/Workshop-Addressing-Teacher-Effect...
Three Students Top 11 Plus Exam
Two girls and one boy have topped this year’s Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination (BSSEE).
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Announcements/Three-Students-Top-11-Plus-Exam.aspx
Schools Invited To Register Early For Tour
As part of its activities to mark National Arbor Day 2015, the National Conservation Commission (NCC) is inviting primary and secondary school students to an environmental tour and plant propagation workshop at its Codrington, St. Michael headquarters.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Announcements/Schools-Invited-To-Register-Early-...
Statement by The Ministry of Education On BUT's Comments
The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (METI) wishes to respond to comments made by the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) that the Ministry has failed to meet and or communicate on issues affecting teachers. The METI places on record the following facts ...
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Announcements/Statement-by-The-Ministry-of-Educa...
G Suite For Education Update
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) is well on its way to implementing the online education platform G Suite for Education for the scheduled resumption of school on Tuesday, April 14.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Announcements/G-Suite-For-Education-Update.aspx
SUMMER SCHOOL 2024
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) is hosting Summer School from Monday, July 15, 2024 to Thursday, August 08, 2024 at the St. Mary Primary School, Mason Hall Street, St. Michael. Daily sessions begin at 8:45 a.m. and end at 1:30 p.m. This activity is aimed at deferred Class 3 and Class 4 students from the Barbados Secondary Schools’ Entrance Examination 2024.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Latest/SUMMER-SCHOOL-2024.aspx
METVT Pontifications and Poetry 2024
The Ministry of Education Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) in collaboration with Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and Starcom Network Inc., presents “Pontifications and Poetry 2024", the annual oratorical (prepared speech and poetry) contest/showcase to celebrate Education Month.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Latest/METVT-Pontifications-and-Poetry-2024.aspx
Barbados Secondary Schools Entrance Examination 2025 (BSSEE)
The Barbados Secondary School Examination will be held on Tuesday, May 06, 2025. All students from Public and Private Primary schools will take the examination at the Public Secondary Schools assigned.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Latest/BSSEE-Common-Entrance-2025-Information.aspx
District A Police Station Prose-Poetry-Poster Competition 2024
The community officers of District ‘A’ Police Station are inviting the public and private
schools in the Bridgetown Division to participate in their Prose, Poetry and Poster competition 2024.
The competition, under the theme “Use Yuh Voice … If you see something, say something!” seeks to:
• Foster creativity, critical thinking, and self-expression among the youth.
• Provide an outlet for the voice of the youth to be heard.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Latest/District-A-Police-Stat.aspx
Design Competition for Modern School Infrastructure
The competition is open to all Architects Registered to practice in Barbados. All entries should be submitted no later than: 4:00 PM on 10 May 2024.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Latest/Design-Competition-for-Modern-School-Infr...
Online Application Form for $100 Textbook Grant
Starting this academic school year (September 2023) parents/guardians will be eligible to claim financial assistance, through a $100 grant, for textbooks purchased for primary school students. This eligibility applies to students at both public and private schools.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Latest/The-Primary-School-100-Textbook-Grant-202...
METVT Pontifications and Poetry 2023
The Ministry of Education Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) in collaboration with Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and Starcom Network Inc., presents “Pontifications and Poetry 2023", an oratorical (prepared speech and poetry) contest/showcase to celebrate Education Month and CBC’s 60th Anniversary.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Latest/METVT-Pontifications-and-Poetry-2023.aspx
Primary Mental Maths Competition 2023
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, in collaboration with Hodder Education and Republic Bank Barbados, is pleased to inform you that its annual Primary Mental Maths Competition (PMMC) 2023 will be held this term, after a three-year break due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The Competition runs from Tuesday 31 October to Friday 24 November 2023.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Latest/Primary-Mental-Maths-Competition-2023.aspx
BSSEE - Common Entrance 2023
In this section you will find all the information on the various forms that can be submitted related to the Barbados Secondary Schools Examination.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Latest/BSSEE-Common-Entrance.aspx
Domestic Summer Programme 2023
The Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training (METVT) is seeking to implement the Domestic Summer Programme 2023. In this regard, the METVT is inviting sealed quotations from local contractors to carry out specific maintenance/repairs to the following schools during July to August 2023
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Latest/Domestic-Summer-Programme-2023.aspx
International Day of Mathematics 2022
The International Day of Mathematics is a project by the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and was proclaimed by UNESCO.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Latest/3-14-ii.aspx
Email Addresses for Public Schools
The list of email addresses below is for all public Primary, Nursery, Secondary, and Special schools.
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Latest/Email-Addresses-for-Public-Schools.aspx
Bounce Back Summer School 2021
The Ministry of Education Technological and Vocational Training recognizes that all students would have been impacted by the lack of face to face instruction since there was a need to move to online instruction and also blended instruction last academic year and again this academic year ...
https://mes.gov.bb/News/Latest/Bounce-Back-Summer-School-2021.aspx