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A new, 17-member Board of Education has been announced by Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith.
On the agenda for the board’s first meeting yesterday was a discussion of the latest test scores, new chairman Curtis Dickinson said.
Flanked by Mr Dick...
DATE: Nov 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government will not release full GCSE results for the Island’s public schools until it has completed a series of public town hall meetings, according to a spokeswoman.
Those who attended the meetings have been shown a pair of graphs that show the vas...
DATE: Nov 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Alternative schools are in for greater Government supervision, but the Opposition is asking why steps weren't taken years earlier.
Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons said there were 25 tutorial sites three years ago, none of which held an operat...
DATE: Nov 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Government’s pledge to keep closer watch on alternative education is welcome news for Bermuda Union of Teachers leader Mike Charles.
“There are quite a few students being home-schooled — you’d be surprised,” he told The Royal Gazette.
But the veteran...
DATE: Nov 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
It was all smiles in a crowded Cabinet Office room as Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith thanked organisations that have signed on for a work experience programme.
The Career Pathways programme has taken flight, with 223 public senior school stud...
DATE: Nov 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A new Bermuda Educators’ Council has been elected following a hiatus of several months.
A chairman has yet to be appointed by the 11-member group, created in 2002 to oversee standards at the Island’s public and private schools
The previous council’s ...
DATE: Nov 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Bermuda’s students are being called to show their writing skills in the 15th annual Pettit Thanksgiving Essay Competition.
The challenge, for which all secondary school students are eligible, is to answer the topic ‘Why I am Thankful’ in 500 words or...
DATE: Oct 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A clinic to help learning-challenged children has reopened after a building project to expand its premises in Serpentine Road, Hamilton.
A reception was held at The Reading Clinic to celebrate its relaunch, offering increased services to the communit...
DATE: Oct 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Daniel Walker and Samara Hunt were this weekend named Mr and Ms CedarBridge Academy at the 13th annual pageant.
Twelve young women and four young men competed for the crowns at the Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts on Saturday evening....
DATE: Oct 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermudians risk losing access to the top jobs if they continue to lag in higher education, Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons warned.
The One Bermuda Alliance MP also reaffirmed his party’s promise to bring in a technical curriculum at the middl...
DATE: Oct 22, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
