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Tomorrow will mark the last meeting on a shake-up of the primary school system. Three parishes – Hamilton Parish, Smith’s and Warwick – will be up for discussion. A spokeswoman for the education ministry said it was an issue of national importance. S...

The maintenance of school buildings must get better, the shadow education minister said yesterday. Ben Smith warned that renovated schools would deteriorate fast if work was neglected. Mr Smith said: “We have a lot of buildings that are old – it’s ab...

A radio talk show host has appealed to the public to support childhood literacy with donations of books to public schools. Nikita Robinson, the host of The Ladies’ Room show on Magic 102.7, said it was hoped almost 1,300 books would be given to presc...

A cut in the number of public primary schools from three to two in Pembroke would still mean enough space for all the parish’s pupils, a virtual meeting on changes to the education system heard last night. Kalmar Richards, the education commissioner,...

A focus on teachers should be at the forefront in a shake-up of public schools, the Shadow Minister of Education has said. Ben Smith, a One Bermuda Alliance senator, claimed that “for far too long” the people on the front line of education had been d...

Bullying will not be “allowed or tolerated” in Bermuda public education, Diallo Rabain has said. The education minister highlighted alleged harassment of students on the basis of religion. Mr Rabain was responding to a February 1 statement by the act...

History may be preserved in the proposed remake of two Devonshire primary schools under the Government’s proposed educational reforms, a consultation forum heard last night. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, told Devonshire residents that while ...

The East End public have been urged to attend public meetings to discuss proposed changes to the primary school system. The Government said it wanted to canvas views in St George’s tomorrow and Thursday on controversial plans to reduce the number of ...

Extra private bus routes for schools were added on Monday to bail out the public bus system, the Bermuda Minibus Association said yesterday. Russ Ford, the spokesman for the association, said the group was contacted an hour before the end of school o...

A series of virtual meetings to discuss proposals to slash the number of public primary schools is to start next week. An education ministry spokeswoman said it was hoped a “broad cross section of Bermuda’s public” would join the meetings to discuss ...

Registration will be needed for virtual open house events on public school enrolment after “incidents” at two meetings, the Commissioner of Education said last night. Kalmar Richards said the move was part of strengthened security rules. A ministry s...

The Minister of Education today urged teachers, parents and pupils to follow health and safety restrictions when they return to the classroom on Wednesday. As previously reported by The Royal Gazette, in class teaching will resume in all schools fo...