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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 ...

It is with sadness and a heavy heart that I present this submission regarding the proposed closure of West End Primary School. I am disappointed that the Ministry of Education believes it can provide the best of education for our children without tru...

Work has been carried out at West End Primary School to remove floor tiles as a precaution in case they contain asbestos. Air samples have also been taken and are being sent overseas. Last night the Ministry of Education confirmed that during an ins...

Bermuda’s public primary schools fell below international averages in the results of the most recent Cambridge Primary Checkpoint results. The figures, which date back to May of 2015, show Bermuda lagging behind in English, math and science compared ...

Four primary schools could face closure as part of the Bermuda Government’s School Reorganisation (Score) Plan but no decisions have yet been made. Parents and teachers yesterday voiced concerns over the possible closures of Gilbert Institute, Prospe...

Forget the North Pole, students at West End Primary are headed into outer space this Christmas. It’s all part of a musical extravaganza that ends at the Sandys school tonight. Picture black light dancing stars, aliens, robots and astronauts and you m...

With her uncanny ability to connect with her students and determination to make teaching fun, Hilary Lightbourne was the “kid whisperer”. Mrs Lightbourne, who died earlier this month, is being fondly remembered for more than three decades as a popula...

Premier Michael Dunkley attended the latest round of the Gang Resistance Education And Training (GREAT) graduations at Somerset and West End primary schools yesterday. “The goal of the programme is to help students practise developing positive solu...