A major overhaul of how primary school students are assessed could place added financial strain on schools already short of resources, the Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) has warned, as it questioned how the Ministry of Education Transformation plans to fund the changes.

BUT president Rudy Lovell said the changes being discussed have the potential to benefit students, but implementation would require adequate resources, infrastructure and sustained financial investment.

“Educational reform cannot succeed on vision alone. It requires adequate resources, infrastructure, and sustained financial investment,” Lovell told Barbados TODAY.