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The Ministry of Education is set to launch a new educational framework for teaching for preschool and primary school.
The inquiry framework, which is designed to mimic the way young children learn and construct knowledge, will be formally launched du...
DATE: Oct 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A recent civil service hiring freeze will not have an impact on the hiring of substitute teachers, the Department of Education announced this afternoon.
A statement issued by the department said that “the matter relating to the hiring of substitute t...
DATE: Oct 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A group of 12 boarding school administrators from Canada will be in Bermuda tomorrow for their annual recruitment fair.
The event, at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, from 5pm to 8pm, has been organised by Canadian Accredited Independent Schools (...
DATE: Oct 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Close to 200 families attended Bermuda’s International School Fair — the biggest of its kind held on the Island.
The event, at the Fairmont Southampton and organised by Tory Dodge of Schools To Know, invited some 95 schools from America, Britain and ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Local students have had a special visitor this week: children’s author Tish Rabe has been calling at a few schools, with a special presentation set for 2pm today at the Youth Library auditorium.
The United States writer, also a singer and songwriter,...
DATE: Sep 23, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The Progressive Labour Party has criticised the Bermuda Government for its “unacceptable” failure to ensure that all schools were ready for the beginning of term.
Lovitta Foggo, the Shadow Minister of Education, said the Opposition had heard “rumblin...
DATE: Sep 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A judge has allowed for the enactment of new school parent council rules in the face of a court challenge by the Bermuda Parent Teacher Student Association.
Puisne Judge Stephen Hellman ruled against the injunction, or “stay”, on the Ministry of Educ...
DATE: Sep 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Lack of affordable, quality care for Bermuda’s preschool children is an issue of major concern according to a landmark new report.
The Zero to Three In Bermuda report identified a number of critical gaps in the general provision of preschool educatio...
DATE: Sep 03, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The transfers of some 30 teachers and six principals are hanging in the balance less than two weeks before the start of the new school term as arguments rumble in the courts over whether parents were properly consulted about the moves.
The Bermuda Pa...
DATE: Aug 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
“Children must come first,” was the message from Minister of Education Wayne Scott yesterday as he welcomed a court decision allowing teachers and principals to go ahead with their transfers.
Mr Scott spoke to The Royal Gazette outside the Civil Cour...
DATE: Aug 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
