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More school classes may need to be taught remotely as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus continued to sweep across the island, the Premier said yesterday. David Burt was speaking after schools failed to reopen last Wednesday as planned — and the...

Schoolchildren with their sights set on higher education can now apply for this year’s round of scholarship applications, the Ministry of Education announced today. Tinée Furbert, the acting education minister, said: “Going off to college or universi...

The Government failed to listen to the profession before the “massively botched” reopening of the island’s public schools, the Bermuda Union of Teachers said yesterday. Nishanthi Bailey, the BUT president, said teachers had been “bullied” by the educ...

Schools that reopened their classrooms this week were hit by widespread staff and pupil absences because of a failure to get coronavirus test results returned in time, sources said yesterday. One public school staff member highlighted that a class at...

After-school programmes were suspended today at many schools because of the Covid-19 pandemic and delayed test results. The Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation said there will be a delay in the after-school programme and after-school club servi...

Several schools are set to reopen their classrooms to pupils today, but most of the island’s middle schools and senior schools will stay shut. The Department of Education said Victor Scott Preschool would resume classes today, which left St David’s P...

Staff shortages at the Government’s coronavirus test centre was yesterday blamed for delays that halted much of the scheduled return to school and left the airport in “chaos”, The Royal Gazette understands. The log jam for test results out meant just...

More schools are set to reopen tomorrow after another day of Covid-19 tests – but the senior schools and several middle schools will stay closed. Tinee Furbert, the acting education minister, said: “We continue to make notable progress with school op...

Just a handful of public schools will open their classrooms today, the Ministry of Education confirmed last night. A spokeswoman said there would be a “staggered opening of schools for term two” – with no middle or senior schools opening as parents a...

Parents and guardians can now register to attend virtual open houses for preschools, primary schools and middle schools, the Department of Education has announced. The events will take place via Zoom and attendees must sign up by midnight before the...