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When Tiffany Swainson signed up to be a mentor in the YouthNet programme she had no idea what to expect.
Nine years later her mentee, Jermiah Steede, is a member of her family.
“We started up just with the lunchtime [meetings], but then we started ta...
DATE: Aug 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Warwick Academy students recorded an 86 percent pass rate in their IGCSEs this summer.
Forty-two out of 49 Year 11 students achieved five or more passes at Grade A* to C, according to a statement from the school released yesterday.
The success rate i...
DATE: Aug 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Saltus Grammar School students scored an 89 percent pass rate in the latest GCSE results — up from 84 percent last year.
The figures — which represent Year 11 students who achieved five or more passes at Grades A* to C — pleased headteacher Ted Staun...
DATE: Aug 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Charities say they have been inundated with requests from parents unable to provide their children with school supplies for the coming year.
The Bermuda chapter of A Lott of Sista Love aims to help ten families struggling to buy uniforms, shoes and b...
DATE: Aug 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The Supreme Court’s overturning of two public school principal transfers has been hailed by the Bermuda Public Services Union as a breakthrough for greater dialogue.
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley ruled that the Ministry of Education broke with an expecte...
DATE: Aug 16, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Former teacher Derek Tully has been elected as a trustee for the Association for Middle Level Education.
Dr Tully, who retired last year after 40 years in Bermuda’s public education system, will help develop a strategic plan for middle level educatio...
DATE: Aug 15, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A greater voice in the public school system could be given to parent teacher associations thanks to a ruling by the Supreme Court that overturned two school principal transfers.
“We want Bermuda to understand that we’re not trying to dethrone the Gov...
DATE: Aug 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government’s announcement that teachers’ licences have been extended through September has created more questions than answers for the Island’s opposition parties.
And the One Bermuda Alliance is calling on the Ministry of Education to update the pub...
DATE: Aug 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The Ministry of Education’s decision to transfer two popular public school principals has been quashed by the Supreme Court.
TN Tatem Middle School principal Francine MacMahon and Victor Scott Primary principal Valerie Williams will remain in place f...
DATE: Aug 04, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Educator’s licences set to expire at the end of August will now be valid for a further month, according to the Ministry of Education.
A teacher, who asked not to be named, told The Royal Gazette it appeared nothing had been done since members of the ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
