Twenty-nine Barbadian secondary school teachers have completed a six-month regional mathematics training programme aimed at tackling persistent weaknesses in the subject and improving classroom practice across the Caribbean.

They joined 55 teachers from Dominica and Grenada to form the second cohort of the Advancing Caribbean Teachers (ACT) in Mathematics Initiative. They were recognised in a closing ceremony held at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) headquarters on Thursday.

The acting technical coordinator in the Ministry of Education Transformation’s change management unit, Kim Best, said the programme was designed to equip teachers with stronger instructional skills while fostering regional collaboration.