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A former high school principal has questioned whether the move to axe middle schools is in the best interests of Bermuda. Phyllis Curtis-Tweed, who was at the Berkeley Institute until last year, said she wondered how the Government’s decision to pha...

A teacher’s job can sometimes feel like a thankless role, a representative of the teachers’ union said yesterday. Shannon James, president of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said that “sometimes it just doesn’t feel like the community is on your side...

Private minibuses will not be used to transport children to school next term, the Government has confirmed. A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Transport and Regulatory Affairs said no extra transport would be hired to supplement the ageing and unreli...

Acting school principals said this week that they were up to the job. Kenneth Caesar, who is in charge at CedarBridge Academy, said there was no difference between a temporary head teacher and a permanent one. Mr Caesar added: “I’m expected to do e...

The mystery closure of education ministry headquarters could be because it was “a toxic environment”. Susan Jackson, the Shadow Minister of Health, was speaking after it was announced that the education offices in St David’s would be closed immediate...

Uncertainty over the appointment of public school principals will hurt pupils, the shadow education minister warned yesterday. Cole Simons said: “We cannot have our children suffering in September. “We can’t start off a new school year — and everyth...

Classes offered by the Community Education Development Programme are to be shelved at the end of this month, according to Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education and Workforce Development. The move came after Mr Rabain informed the House of Assembly...

A club devoted to a complicated card game is to expand after a successful run in four schools. Organisers said bridge, a game of sets and strategy, teaches critical thinking and interpersonal skills. Now the Bermuda Bridge Club is to contact other sc...

All of the island’s public schools will be safe for staff and students before the start of the school year, according to Government. Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, Minister of Public Works, said there is work still to be done, but he was confident i...

A back to school uniform and supplies drive is being organised by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hamilton. The public has been asked to donate uniforms, shoes, sneakers and socks for schoolchildren of all ages to the appeal, set up by the Bermud...