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Saltus Grammar School has announced an enrolment figure of 931 for the new school year, marginally higher than expected.
The school lost 47 students last year due to their families relocating, leading to the loss of five teaching assistant jobs.
Howe...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The announcement that Government schools are rushing to fill 23 teacher vacancies this month was branded “an annual and recurring problem” by the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance.
Education Shadow Minister Grant Gibbons said: “While some last minute r...
DATE: Sep 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Summer vacation is winding down and school will soon be in session. As many schools start back up on September 7, The Royal Gazette wanted to know are you ready for school?
A common sentiment among some students was the brevity of the summer holiday....
DATE: Aug 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Bermuda High School for Girls has reported a 91 percent success rate in its IGCSE results this summer.
The percentage of students claiming at least five passes at Grade A* to C is the highest of those announced in Bermuda so far, although it falls sh...
DATE: Aug 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
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
