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Elections were held yesterday for officer and executive positions at the Bermuda Union of Teachers. Hundreds of members attended the organisation’s annual conference at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club. The event provided professional development o...

Scores from an annual pupil assessment should be used to guide maths teaching in public schools, the head of the teachers’ union said yesterday. Shannon James, the president of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said that the results of the Cambridge Ch...

Teachers have “grave concerns” about pupils and staff at an East End school contaminated by asbestos, the head of the Bermuda Union of Teachers said yesterday. Shannon James, the president of the BUT, said that the union demanded the highest standar...

A promise from the education minister that he will be the longest to serve in the post will mean nothing unless staff discontent is tackled, a union leader said yesterday. Mike Charles, the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said: “...

Teachers are unlikely to face court action over a walkout last week, a lawyer said yesterday. John Hindess, a senior associate at Marshal Diel & Myers, said the question of legality came down to what the motives were for the industrial action, which ...

Teachers will return to schools today after industrial action on Friday. The Ministry of Education said yesterday that all public schools would be open and ready to receive students today. Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, said: “I want our ...

A decision on whether schoolchildren will return to the classroom on Monday is in the hands of teachers, the education minister said last night. Diallo Rabain, speaking after teachers downed tools as part of an industrial dispute, said: “That was som...

Children were dropped at school yesterday by parents unaware that there were no teachers to look after them because of an industrial dispute. Many principals across the schools system were forced to look after 100 or more pupils before the Ministry o...

The Bermuda Union of Teachers has called for an emergency meeting of members to take place this morning. But the Department of Education said the union had not requested for members to have time away from work for the meeting. A spokeswoman for the d...

Teachers have accepted a pay rise and leave for new parents in line with other public sector workers, it emerged last night. Mike Charles, the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said that negotiations with the Government had “paused”...

The Bermuda Union of Teachers issued the following statement on Standards-Based Grading: We, as a body of professional educators, are not opposed to Standards-Based Education/Grading and feel that it has the potential to be a very positive way forwar...

The Department of Education has asked the Bermuda Union of Teachers to a meeting to tackle fears over a new grading and reports system for pupils. Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of Education, announced that the meeting would be held today with hel...