Education Minister Randy Horton has praised a group of Bermudians who have successfully completed the Bermuda Teacher Induction Programme.

Mr. Horton recently told the House of Assembly that 25 teachers had recently graduated from the two-year scheme, which is aimed at supporting first-time Bermudian teachers with the help of mentors and workshops. The Minister congratulated the educators, adding: "I want them to know that I respect and deeply appreciate those who are courageous enough to step into a classroom and care enough to assist our students in taking their dreams and making them a reality."

The teachers are: Jenna Bean (TN Tatem Middle), Shalley-Anne Bassett (Harrington Sound Primary), Ashley Cassidy (Francis Patton Primary), Tamicia Darrell (East End Primary), DeVaun DeGraff (Whitney Institute Middle), Chardonnai DeSilva (TN Tatem), Julia Ferguson (Port Royal Primary), Heidi Franklin (Harrington Sound), Makese Gilbert (Elliot Primary), Catherine Godet (St. George's Prep), Nikisha Grant (Elliot), Rosheene Hudson ((Paget Primary);

Betty Lambert (Francis Patton), Kelly Lyons (Clearwater Middle), Patricia Pitcher (Elliot), Bismillah Richardson (Dellwood Middle), Natalie Roberts (Harrington Sound), Kineta Simons (Paget), Timothy Sousa (Berkeley Institute), Sandra Stowe (Clearwater), Georgina Tucker (CedarBridge Academy), Dione Tuzo (Northlands Primary), Deborah Wade (West Pembroke Primary), Tamika Williams (Somerset Primary) and Laurita Wilson (Berkeley).