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Lack of detail about how the Government plans to fund and implement parish primary schools in Bermuda was a common theme raised during public consultation.
The Government released three reports on the consultation including the the Parish Primary Sch...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The views of about 1,000 members of the community were released by the government in the Parish Primary School Consultation Submissions report.
Comments were made in favour of and against the government’s Parish Primary School Plan.
The vast majorit...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Members of the community hoping to save their schools put forward several alternatives to closure during the consultation on parish primary schools.
Elliot Primary School in Devonshire was the only school originally slated for closure under the Paris...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
“Grave concerns” were raised about students with special needs being separated from mainstream pupils, the consultation report has revealed.
Anonymous submissions were recently made public in the Parish Primary School Decisions report.
“There is grav...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Government has prioritised public service, community and commercial use for the buildings that will be left after eight public primary schools close.
Alternative future uses for the sites were detailed in the Parish Primary School Decisions repo...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A philanthropic family have announced scholarships for 13 Bermudian students in partnership with the Knowledge Quest educational charity.
The Green Family Scholarship Fund gives the awards on the basis of need and academic capability, with priority t...
DATE: Sep 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Employers have been asked to be considerate to staff whose children will return to remote learning this week because of the increase in Covid-19 cases.
Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said: “We want parents to know that we recognise that th...
DATE: Sep 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public schools will hold remote lessons when children go back to school on Thursday in the wake of a surge in Covid-19 cases.
The ruling was made after a meeting of the Education Emergency Measures Committee (EEMC) today.
Diallo Rabain, the education...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
“Passion, enthusiasm and determination” helped two young Bermudians earn scholarships from the Devonshire Parish Council.
Micah O’Brien and Taylor Hill were each selected for this year’s scholarships as they pursue careers in the world of medicine.
M...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public primary school pupils got to benefit from an intensive educational summer camp thanks to a collaboration between two organisations.
The Bermuda Education Network, for the second year, teamed up with the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institut...
DATE: Sep 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan