A MEETING between the Ministry of Education and the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) on payment for CXC school-based assessments (SBAs) ended inconclusively yesterday, with the ministry seeking legal advice and the union guidance from members.
Speaking to the media after the near two-hour meeting at the ministry’s headquarters, president of the BSTU Mary Redman said Permanent Secretary June Chandler had requested a chance to consult lawyers before going any further with the discussions.
The BSTU’s unyielding position is that the additional workload of marking the SBAs, which are an important part of the CXC (Caribbean Examinations Council) system, deserves payment.
“We had a very interesting meeting and at this stage the permanent secretary has [asked] to seek legal advice on the matter,” Redman said.
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