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Mrs Alsian Brown-Perry Assistant Registrar/Syllabus and Curriculum Jamaica
Development Division

Mrs Norlette Leslie Yearde Assistant Registrar/Syllabus and Curriculum Jamaica
Development Division

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

3. The Assistant Registrar/Syllabus and Curriculum Development (SCD) Division welcomed the
participants to the Panel meeting and thanked them for availing themselves to further refine the
syllabus. The Assistant Registrar/SCD reminded the members that the meeting should continue to
benefit from inputs from the diverse backgrounds that members of the Panel brought to the meeting.

4. The Assistant Registrar/SCD informed the Panel that subsequent to the syllabus being
approved by SUBSEC in April 2016, a number of stakeholders raised concerns about the revised
syllabus. These concerns surrounded the length of the syllabus, the time period covered by the
syllabus, the treatment of the topic of slave systems within the Caribbean by the syllabus, and the
inclusion of topics not considered to be relevant to the subject. The Assistant Registrar/SCD advised
the Panel that they were being asked to review the feedback provided by stakeholders and revise the
syllabus as necessary.

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

5. The Agenda as proposed by the Assistant Registrar/SCD was adopted (see Appendix I).

OBJECTIVES OF THE MEETING

6. The Assistant Registrar/SCD gave an overview of the objectives of the meeting. These were
to:

(a) review all aspects of the syllabus based on concerns from stakeholders and make
amendments for improvement; and,

(b) refine Specimen Papers, keys and mark schemes based on the amendments made.

REPORT OF THE PANEL

7. The Panel received a copy of the revised CAPE® History syllabus approved by SUBSEC in April
2016. The Panel was reminded of the changes which were made to the 2015 draft syllabus as
recommended by the Review Committee:

(a) Revision of the Rationale and Aims to ensure that the time period of focus for CAPE®
History was different than what is covered in CSEC® Caribbean History as well as to
include areas deemed necessary, but omitted by the Review Committee.

(b) Revision and refinement of the General Objectives for all Sections.

(c) Clarification and elaboration of Specific Objectives and Content.

(d) Revision of the Suggested Teaching and Learning Activities.

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