Jamaican Senator Dana Morris Dixon has reaffirmed her dedication to remodeling Jamaica’s training system, emphasizing fairness, inclusion, and entry for each baby.
Returning to function Minister of Schooling, Abilities, Youth, and Data, she described her appointment as a singular alternative to speed up reforms and construct on latest good points within the sector.
“I’m deeply honoured to return to the Ministry at a second when there’s a clear nationwide mandate for change in training. My promise is that no baby’s future shall be decided by geography, background, or slender examination filtering, however by potential realised, expertise acquired, and alternatives given,” Minister Dixon mentioned.
Her imaginative and prescient aligns with the mandate outlined by Prime Minister Dr. the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness throughout his swearing-in handle on September 16, 2025, to “construct a transformative training system that can produce a technology of assured and progressive problem-solvers.”
Minister Dixon highlighted that fairness and entry will information the Ministry’s work, with focused initiatives to help boys’ training and strengthen particular training for youngsters with numerous studying wants. She additionally dedicated to reforming examination and placement techniques to cut back the inequities of high-stakes assessments, creating wider and fairer pathways for college students.
A concentrate on vocational coaching, STEM training, and digital readiness will equip Jamaican youngsters with the abilities wanted to thrive in a quickly evolving world. The Minister additional pledged to deepen collaboration with dad and mom, lecturers, communities, and the personal sector to nurture younger folks as leaders, innovators, and problem-solvers.
“Schooling just isn’t the accountability of the Ministry alone, however a shared promise of the nation. Collectively, we should make sure that each Jamaican baby not solely enters college, however stays engaged, is supported, and emerges ready academically, socially, and mentally for the challenges of the twenty first century,” Minister Dixon mentioned.
She additionally reiterated her dedication to working intently with training stakeholders and worldwide companions to advance a collective mission of strengthening Jamaica’s training system and making certain that each one youngsters, no matter background or circumstance, have the chance to succeed.
