Teachers and Teaching Related Links: Behavior, Discipline and Corporal Punishment Letters Menu Archival Menu Government to engage donor countries on unfair hiring of trained teachers December 17, 2006 Teachers being trained for IT in nursery and primary schools August 12, 2004 Guyanese teachers in New York win waivers August 6, 2004 Guyanese teachers warned to return home August 3, 2004 US denies waivers to Caribbean teachers July 28, 2004 Proposed arbitration talks on teachers pay talks stalled July 20, 2004 Fifty-five June 25, 2004 Teachers trained in Career Guidance June 23, 2004 Jeffrey proposes overseas career stretches for productive teachers June 20, 2004 Three per cent pay hike offer an insult to teachers - PMJ June 20, 2004 teachers' 3% is final, says ministry June 16, 2004 GTU rejects 3% teacher salary offer, negotiations continuing June 16, 2004 Some seven Guyanese teachers in New York visa snarl-up June 15, 2004 Fringe benefits could stem teacher exodus -union head June 14, 2004 'Is 3% final offer?' -ministry asked to clarify June 13, 2004 Teachers must learn May 29, 2004 Canada approves Cdn$5.3M teacher training grant May 24, 2004 Avril Crawford is new teachers union president May 22, 2004 Retired temporary teachers face August axe May 22, 2004 Three percent pay hike offer to teachers inadequate May 16, 2004 School of the Nations offers teaching diploma May 15, 2004 Some teachers getting no strike relief payments May 14, 2004 Teaching positions advertised March 21, 2004 Many teachers short changed by absence of teaching service body February 11, 2004 Teachers in New Amsterdam area take action over salary deductions November 30, 2003 GTU: Frustration resulting from teacher wage impasse October 18, 2003 Teacher brain drain damaging universal education goal October 18, 2003 GTU launches archives exhibition October 15, 2003 Teachers and results September 14, 2003 New batch of teaching volunteers arrives August 28, 2003 UK volunteers to teach in secondary schools August 28, 2003 Teacher exodus declines August 27, 2003 Making Teaching And Learning Attractive August 26, 2003 Classroom management fails some C'bean teachers in US, UK August 4, 2003 Teacher Gem Moriah shares her recipe for success! July 6, 2003 A tribune for teaching and learning July 3, 2003 Teacher trainees do schoolyard ecology course July 2, 2003 World Bank suggests incentive scheme for teachers March 25, 2003 Despite constraints... Scheme to upgrade under-qualified teachers deemed successful March 14, 2003 Teacher trainees get $7.9M IT centre February 27, 2003 Government still against arbitration on teacher pay January 15, 2003 Akeel says missed arbitration meeting not teachers fault January 11, 2003 New York school system scouts local teachers January 8, 2003 Teachers to get 2002 payout by January 11 January 4, 2003 WPA expresses solidarity with teachers on pay dispute January 4, 2003 Gov't in math mix-up over teachers pay January 3, 2003 Cabinet approves across the board increase for teachers December 28, 2002 Teacher pays compensation to hurt student December 21, 2002 Teachers to get wage hikes between 5% to 15% December 20, 2002 Student who assaulted teacher apologises, pays compensation December 20, 2002 Teachers to get increases, backpay by Christmas December 20, 2002 Salary negotiations deadlocked December 18, 2002 Student accused of beating teacher granted $25,000 bail December 17, 2002 Teachers wages talks break down December 17, 2002 Teacher says he was beaten by 17-year-old student December 14, 2002 Conciliation talks on salary hikes for teachers inconclusive so far December 13, 2002 Conciliation talks set for teacher pay December 11, 2002 Teachers union seeking conciliation talks December 9, 2002 Jeffrey insists he offered $60M November 30, 2002 Five per cent payout is a gesture of goodwill November 30, 2002 Union denies ministry offered extra $60M November 29, 2002 GTU moves towards conciliation November 29, 2002 Teachers pay talks break down November 28, 2002 Teachers report success with musical human rights education November 12, 2002 Ministry disallows fundraising by teachers November 10, 2002 Ministry moving against teacher absenteeism November 9, 2002 St. Ignatius teachers move into five-apartment complex November 7, 2002 Absence of service commissions delaying vital appointments October 28, 2002 Teachers being coursed in information technology teaching strategies October 22, 2002 Teachers October 20, 2002 Teachers union formulating three-year salary package October 8, 2002 Teacher competency to be upgraded in US$50M project -Jeffrey reiterates October 7, 2002 One day strike at St Winefride’s September 4, 2002 Teachers, students protest conditions at St. Winefride's school September 4, 2002 Teachers' union concerned about non-appointment of senior staff August 11, 2002 Jeffrey outlines aspects of strategy to keep teachers June 27, 2002 Teachers to get vacation allowance May 29, 2002 Many teachers at recruitment for NY posts April 22, 2002 The teacher supply problem April 14, 2002 Laparkan’s Incentive Scheme honours teachers April 14, 2002 Finding a solution to teacher migration April 4, 2002 Teacher migration not restricted to Guyana April 3, 2002 Teachers exposed to promoting peace through creative writing March 25, 2002 Skills training for teachers February 16, 2002 Short-sighted regional govts to blame for exodus of teachers February 16, 2002 GTU branch proposes skills training to boost teachers pay February 9, 2002 Teachers body begs measures to curb exodus February 9, 2002 Teachers exodus features in children's Mash competition February 5, 2002 "Their minds are not here..." February 1, 2002 Should teachers pay for training? January 28, 2002 Creativity needed to address teacher migration January 25, 2002 100 Guyanese to take up Cuban scholarships January 25, 2002 Ally calls teacher recruitment `pirating' January 24, 2002 Tremendous response to NY recruitment January 20, 2002 Teacher migration January 18, 2002 New York education board recruiting Guyanese teachers January 17, 2002 Internet pilot for teacher training underway December 21, 2001 New salary scales announced for teachers December 6, 2001 Since start of academic year 261 teachers have left December 1, 2001 Minister, union to pursue house lots for teachers September 30, 2001 Survey of children shows gains in some areas September 20, 2001 Jeffrey lauds scheme to help curb teacher migration September 19, 2001 Towards the reform of the education system September 16, 2001 The quality of education in Guyana August 26, 2001 Concerns raised over US teacher recruitment August 4, 2001 Trained teachers are not staying July 16, 2001 Ministry aims to make every child functionally literate May 23, 2001 The plague of illiteracy May 21, 2001 Teachers' union to pursue non-salary issues with ministry April 24, 2001 Teachers union to engage Jagdeo in talks on new service commission April 21, 2001 Controlling extra lessons April 6, 2001 New education laws will control extra lessons - Caesar April 4, 2001 Outstanding achievements in education sector last year --Dr Bisnauth March 1, 2001 Guyana has to `leap-frog' in education January 23, 2001 Are our schools failing boys? January 7, 2001 Education Ministry plans intensive reading campaign January 1, 2001 The CXC results December 30, 2000 Hope in youth December 29, 2000 Speaking for themselves - CXC results 2000 December 17, 2000 Impressive gains seen in education December 16, 2000 Botswana turned out to be the elusive dream December 3, 2000 Recommendations for dismissal with Teaching Service body October 31, 2000 Children are also damaged by inappropriate teaching October 22, 2000 Child abuse in schools October 18, 2000 Abuse of children will not be tolerated in education system October 18, 2000 The importance of education in human development September 28, 2000 Coping with the teacher exodus September 20, 2000 Twelve secondary schools, teachers college poised for information age leap US$908,569 contract signed September 14, 2000 Advances in the new age of learning September 11, 2000 Top 'A' Level achievers want govt to provide more scholarships September 1, 2000 Bishops' High leaps to 90% overall success at CXC August 31, 2000 Reading August 4, 2000 Student-centred teaching vital August 1, 2000 'Caring is the point of teaching' July 30, 2000 Thirty-four more graduate from novel teacher training scheme July 26, 2000 Teachers union worried over indiscipline in schools May 13, 2000 PM urged to restore power of regions to appoint teachers May 4, 2000 Paucity of supplies, salaries hampering delivery of education May 2, 2000 Teaching vacancies April 30, 2000 Teaching service advertisements late April 23, 2000 Over 700 senior vacancies in teaching service April 22, 2000 Bisnauth urges stricter rule by school heads April 10, 2000 Psychologists needed to identify children with learning disabilities April 2, 2000 Some 30 new secondary schools needed to ease overcrowding April 1, 2000 More social work now in teacher's job April 1, 2000 Education is the key to development March 14, 2000 School discipline March 12, 2000 Education must match current shift in technology March 7, 2000 Guyana takes comprehensive approach to education March 4, 2000 Teachers' remuneration March 3, 2000 Study recommends new role for Teaching Service Commission January 16, 2000 Staff shortages at all echelons of education system January 9, 2000 Education Ministry to focus on early childhood learning January 6, 2000 Regions stripped of powers to appoint, second teachers January 6, 2000 Education Ministry tackles reading inability among young people January 4, 2000 Guyana wins CXC award yet again December 15, 1999 Paying the teachers December 15, 1999 The teacher crisis November 16, 1999 President tells Linden students Education remains Government's top priority November 8, 1999 Basic Education Project to help curb teacher exodus November 2, 1999 Key institutions hit by serious teacher shortage September 18, 1999 It still takes a village September 17, 1999 Top schools hit hard by teacher shortages September 15, 1999 Education officers to report on loss of teachers September 12, 1999 Migrating teachers a serious blow to education sector September 10, 1999 QC PTA proposes upping teachers salaries September 4, 1999 Some 100 more teachers for greener pastures September 1, 1999 Grading of test papers will determine extent of CXC breach August 1, 1999 Guyana cannot prevent countries advertising for teachers August 1, 1999 Govt recognises more can be done for children July 24, 1999 Bisnauth blames teachers at UG for poor CXC performance July 11, 1999 The objects of education July 10, 1999 Secondary schools get $5.6M in textbooks July 10, 1999 The sacred trust of the written word July 6, 1999 CXC mathematics paper leak not as widespread as indicated July 6, 1999 Helping to meet the challenge of youth June 22, 1999 Reading less, thinking less, meeting less June 20, 1999 Students may have to rewrite paper June 16, 1999 CXC exam leak June 10, 1999 Education Ministry says pay hike talks satisfactory June 5, 1999 The national curriculum June 3, 1999 Interviews for more top postions in Botswana underway May 28, 1999 School reform scheme may help stem urban/rural drift May 24, 1999 The Academic Board and the Government May 23, 1999 World Bank calls for radical modernisation in education May 13, 1999 World Bank officials praise progress of SSRP May 7, 1999 Teaching our children the right way with words April 26, 1999 1999 important year for education in Guyana April 20, 1999 Teacher exodus lowest since 1982 and 1992 - Bisnauth - housing among incentives being proposed to stem flow April 23, 1999 Listen To Teachers March 26, 1999 Family structure changes testing education system March 25, 1999 What People Are Saying: Teacher Crisis March 22, 1999 Teacher Migration March 21, 1999 The number one priority March 21, 1999 The teacher crisis October 11, 1998 Call for re-definition of education as the 21st century nears July 15, 1998 The Dumbing of Guyana If you do not see the 'Guyana: Land of Six Peoples' drop-down menu on the left then please click here to enter through the front door which will give you additional options and information.