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Teachers have refused to enter pupils’ grades into an all-schools computer network, the education minister admitted yesterday. But the head of the teachers’ union called the minister’s comments “very misleading”. Diallo Rabain said teachers had been...

Teachers will be provided with instruction next month on a new pupil grading system, the Minister of Education announced today. Diallo Rabian said that a “full day of professional development” would be held in January to provide teachers and adminis...

Public and private secondary schools across the island have been awarded a total of $240,000 for charity work carried out by their pupils. PartnerRe, the Hamilton-based reinsurer, donated $30,000 to eight of the island’s schools through its Dollars f...

Teachers at West Pembroke Primary School have returned to the classroom after they staged a sickout last week. Mike Charles, general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said: “Representatives had a meeting and all the teachers are back at wo...

Students and parents at Saltus were given insights into how to deal with school pressures during a two-day visit by renowned child psychologist Dr. Michael G. Thompson. Last week, Dr Thompson addressed Saltus staff, followed by a talk to parents on ‘...

Almost all the teachers called in sick at West Pembroke Primary School yesterday. The staff took action over a range of complaints, including the lack of a teaching assistant for autistic pupils and a lower school support teacher. Most of the school’...

Head teachers have demanded details of plans to axe the island’s middle schools. Ed Ball, general secretary of the Bermuda Public Services Union, said yesterday that school principals wanted more information about the Government’s proposal to phase ...

Pupils at CedarBridge Academy will follow the yellow brick road into the limelight tonight for their production of the hit musical The Wiz. The show — to be performed at the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium for the Performing Arts tonight and tomorrow ni...

Higher education is “for everybody”, a visiting overseas law lecturer said yesterday. James Slater, a senior lecturer at the University of Buckingham, said that it was essential that pupils not underestimate their potential. He added: “No society ca...

Teachers said last night they had hit the limit over a litany of problems hampering performance for schools and students. The Bermuda Union of Teachers issued a statement declaring its intent to take an unspecified “appropriate action” over a lack of...