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Stand out, work hard and be compassionate was the advice of guest speaker Sean Tucker to pupils at the Berkeley Institute’s prize-giving ceremony yesterday. Mr Tucker, who recently inherited the nickname “the Voice of Summer” after the death of long...

A 15-year-old schoolgirl has organised a youth conference to tackle controversial subjects with respect for different views. Katherine Tobin, a pupil at Somersfield Academy in Devonshire, said the conference would discuss topics such as race, gender ...

Teachers at West Pembroke Primary School have launched a work-to-rule, it was revealed yesterday. The staff at the school said they were forced to take action because of staff shortages, poor teacher training and low-quality technology. The Parent Te...

A botched attempt to introduce a new grading standard for schools has added extra stress to already under-pressure teachers, a union leader said yesterday. Mike Charles, general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, added that the work involved...

Students at a special needs school were given a new minibus yesterday by a reinsurance company. Validus Re donated the “Smiley’s Bus” to the Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy to replace its ageing vehicle, donated 11 years ago in memory of a pupil who ...

Courses in fintech, compliance and gaming are on the cards for the Bermuda College as part of a new five-year plan. Duranda Greene, president of the college, unveiled details of its Vision 2023: Delivering Success plan at the Hamilton Rotary Club on ...

The Bermuda Botanical Society scholarship was awarded to Amber Reid who received $3,000. She is attending Northeastern University in Boston and is in her fourth year studying for a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science. She is a past ...

Dozens of high school pupils will get cash for college under a new grants scheme, the Minister of Education said. Diallo Rabain estimated that “a maximum of 60 students” from Bermuda’s public secondary schools would qualify for the College Promise p...

The abolition of controversial middle schools is still a distant target, the education minister admitted this week. Diallo Rabain said that “much research is still to be done”. But Cole Simons, the shadow education minister, claimed Mr Rabain had b...

Bermuda High School came out top in the National Debate Tournament at the weekend. Both the senior school and middle school finals resulted in an all-BHS line-up competing for the honours in “very close” debates. But Gladstone Thompson, president of ...