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Overview
Educational Information is very important as we need it to engage in the development of our nation. The educational system facilitates the directions of teaching and learning by using a curriculum which assist in planning, implementation, and assessment for the students.

Please assess the following links for more information about the Barbados Education System: Ministry of Education, Technological & Vocational Training Barbados.org

Description
This wiki will provide resources relevant to different subject matter and functional areas in your institution. The following information has been complied to facilitate Educational Leaders and Teachers retrieve information that will assist in the development of their institution. The information should also assist teachers in instructing students online and face-to-face.

Administrative (Educational Leaders and Teaching Staff)
These websites will give up-to-date information which will guide Educational Leaders and teachers of the expectation of the Ministry of Education, Technological & Vocational Training. They will also inform them of their legal rights and duties that they are expected to follow: Ministry of Education, Technological & Vocational Training

The Barbados Parliament Chapter 41 Barbados Educational Act

Special Needs Handbook
The Barbados Educational System also caters for students with special needs and other learning disabilities. Hence the document facilities their plans in this area. Information can be found using the below website: Please assess the following links: Special Needs Hand Book

Early Childhood Education
The Barbados educational system is guide by a curriculum which list in detail the subjects, subject material, assessment idea and resources which can be used. The information which is listed has been taken from the Barbados curriculum for primary schools, in the Early childhood Curriculum, Primary and Secondary Schools. However, I will only focus on the Early Childhood Curriculum and Primary School Curriculum. The document which focus on the Early Childhood aspect is referred to as the Scope and Sequence (MRD, MRD Parent's Corner, 2022). This document is then broken downing into Attainment targets for year level Nursery to Infants B(MRD, MRD Parent's Corner, 2022). The Primary School curriculum information is documented in Attainment Targets for Class One to Class Four, the subject areas which are listed are Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, Integrated Science, Physical Education, Religious Education and HFLE (MRD, MRD Parent's Corner, 2022). Please assess the following links:

Early Childhood Syllabus (Part 1 & 2) Primary School Syllabus (Class 1 to Class 4)

ISTE Standards
The ISTE Standards provide guidelines to assist in the development of technological skills, knowledge and approaches, which facilities the requirements that administrator, teachers and students need to engage successfully in this digital age (The ISTE Standards, 2022). Please assess the following links:

ISTE Standards

Other resources that can assist teachers in the planning stages:

In-class Activity Website: - ABCMouse.com - Starfall.com