worried about learning losses.
The Education Minister told the News Room that the decision to keep schools open during the break would likely be informed by the ongoing diagnostic assessments.
These diagnostic assessments, it was explained previously, will allow teachers to understand the learning gaps that might have developed while schools were closed. This diagnostic assessment is also expected to provide teachers with an understanding of their overall well-being and what support services they would need.
Each child in the public school system is expected to undergo this assessment.
And Manickchand said that this assessment will indicate which schools or which grades may need to remain open during the break. It can also show whether strategies can be employed during the current school term to help recoup learning losses before the July/ August break.
