Most teachers and school managers at a public consultation arranged by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Berbice last week expressed opposition towards the MOE’S automatic promotion policy.
Several teachers and headteachers shared their views on the issue and the session, a first in a series of nationally- held forums, was attended by the Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, and other senior officers within the MOE as well as the Region 6 Education Department. The forum also looked closely at the national remediation programme