Education Ministry embraces GFF/FIFA Football for Schools programme

Education Ministry embraces GFF/FIFA Football for Schools programme
GFF President Wayne Forde (centre) and Minister of Education Priya Manickchand (third left) with other officials after the meeting

Some 50 coach-educators will be trained who will then be responsible for training children from the age of four to 14 across the 11 education districts.

The Ministry of Education will immediately begin to look at the curriculum for the programme to ensure the concepts that are intended to be taught off the field are age appropriate.

Present during the meeting were Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Alfred King, Education Specialist Dr. Olato Sam, Administrator of the Unit of Allied Arts Lorraine Barker- King, Assistant Chief Education Officer – TVET Marcia Paddy, GFF President Wayne Forde, Vice-President Bruce Lovell and Administrative Assistant and Lady Jaguars player Lakeisha Pearson. (Amended Press Release from the Ministry of Education)

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