Update May 2013

It was great to welcome a delegation from the UK to Jamaica, hosted by the Special Needs Unit and the Region 5 Team.

Our guests included: Graham Hardy, Head Teacher Calthorpe School and Sports College in Birmingham UK and Assistant Head Teacher Rhys Hancock, along with Liz Millman, Co-ordinator of the Widening Horizons Programme and Spicy Fingers, who is a Jamaican poet based in Birmingham.

The team met Miss June Hamilton and colleagues from the Special Education Unit in Kingston and visited a number of Special Schools in Kingston and Windsor Special School in Region 6.

The Woodlawn Special School put on a fabulous Reception for the UK team and have forged a strong links with Calthorpe Schooland Sports College.

Mrs Liz Millman followed a busy schedule of meetings to review and discuss ways forward for the "Widening Horizons" Programme, to explore ways to use the experience gained from the years of linking with UK schools through the British Council to change the focus to Jamaican led International Schools Links Programme based on Jamaican school curriculum needs.

Update Jan 2013

New Forest Primary and Junior High School

New Forest Primary and Junior High School links with Brookvale Primary School in Birmingham.  In relation to the recent recognition given to the outstanding improvements, Arnaldo Allen, Principal at New Forest says:

"Our success is as a result of team work and partnership. I have learnt a lot from my visit to Birmingham schools in 2011, this significantly assisted us in our growth and is an important part of our achievement.  We intend to use our success to build an even stonger partnership and to support other schools interested in linking."

Click here for the Gleaner report 23 01 2012

Macintosh Memorial Primary School - link with St Thomas C of E Primary in Birmingham UK.

Click here for update on this exciting partnership.

Lee Bywater received the penpal letters from children at MacIntosh Memorial Primary School on 24th May when Mrs Millman returned to UK.