Tacky principal rebuffs Sixth Form Pathways Programme advances

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Tacky principal rebuffs Sixth Form Pathways Programme advances

PRINCIPAL OF Tacky High School in St Mary, Errol Bascoe, is adamant that his institution will not be a part of the Ministry of Education’s Sixth Form Pathways Programme (SFPP). Bascoe, who spoke to The Gleaner on the school grounds, said that the...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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