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Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith handed out 45 Government scholarships, awards and loans at an event last week.
The presentations were made to the students at Camden, the Premier’s official residence, on Thursday.
Dame Jennifer said: “Every yea...
DATE: Aug 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Premier Paula Cox has visited Bermuda College to give words of encouragement to students upgrading their skills as part of a Government-sponsored back-to-work programme.
The Finance Minister was at the Paget campus on Thursday, when she told those ta...
DATE: Aug 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Union executives, Berkeley Institute staff and the school’s board are to meet in an attempt to reach a deal on job cuts, the Bermuda Public Service Union said.
According to the BPSU, the school’s board last week threatened to cut eight out of 15 supp...
DATE: Aug 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons accused Government of electioneering with talk of adopting the Career Academies initiative from the United States.
Dr Gibbons said he’s heard many promises in recent years that young people will be given more t...
DATE: Aug 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Several Bermudian students working toward environmental careers have been given a helping hand by the Steinhoff/Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) Scholarship.
And two budding engineers were awarded a new scholarship to further their education by the C...
DATE: Jul 23, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new learning centre giving young people an innovative way to excel in subjects like reading and maths will be opening its doors in September.
Oxford Learning Bermuda will be launching a new programme to coincide with the back-to-school period.
Th...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A wholesale review of special needs education in Bermuda is underway after a recommendation by Ombudsman Arlene Brock.
In a report recently tabled in Parliament, Ms Brock detailed the results of an investigation prompted by a complaint from a parent ...
DATE: Jul 22, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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A new course at the Bermuda College is aiming to give local professionals renewed focus on financial prudence and accountability in the workplace.
The Procurement Course, to be offered beginning in September, will provide professionals in industries...
DATE: Jul 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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International Baccalaureate results have been announced for the Bermuda High School (BHS).
Head of School Linda Parker said: “We are delighted to report that our IB Diploma results were superlative this year, our highest score being 44 points out of ...
DATE: Jul 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Three teachers at Teen Services have been laid off, and the charity has been forced to suspend its Continuation School this September.
Teen Service’s board of directors said its decades-old alternative education service had been hit by funding cuts.
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DATE: Jul 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
