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A group of 20 middle school teachers have completed leadership training as part of a programme to raise professional standards within the Island’s public schools.
Education Minister Grant Gibbons said that improving teaching and learning in the class...
DATE: Jun 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Students at all 18 public primary schools are expected to have sat a controversial exam identifying “gifted” students by the end of today.
Teachers at two schools had threatened to boycott the Otis-Lennon School Ability test (OLSAT) after claiming th...
DATE: May 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Former Education Commissioner Edmond Heatley did not receive a severance package after controversially resigning from the post last month.
And Education Minister Grant Gibbons has also confirmed that the Ministry was unaware of a survey which, accord...
DATE: May 10, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A primary school has delayed giving its students a controversial test to find out if they are gifted after teachers complained.
Thousands of primary school students were scheduled to sit the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) this week in order ...
DATE: May 09, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Middle School students across the Island are being asked to put their favourite teachers in line for a top award.
The Learning Disabilities Association of Bermuda has put out the request after launching its Middle School Teacher of the Year Contest. ...
DATE: Apr 02, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Education Commissioner Edmond Heatley has come under fresh fire after claiming in a job application that he had increased public school approval ratings in Bermuda by a massive 70 percent in just four months.
And Independent MP Terry Lister has renew...
DATE: Mar 31, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Independent MP Terry Lister is calling on Government to sack its Commissioner of Education for failing to show a commitment to the Island’s children.
Mr Lister, a former Education Minister under the Progressive Labour Party, issued the call in the Ho...
DATE: Mar 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Corporal punishment could be abolished throughout the Island’s public schools following a review of the education system.
Government is under pressure to take action from at least one child welfare charity, which has described the practice as “dated ...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A group of Berkeley Institute students is going on a fact-finding tour of UK universities this week in a bid to learn more about studying overseas.
The eight students will be visiting university campuses in London, Kent and Reading during their week-...
DATE: Oct 23, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A former Warwick Academy student has been recognised as a future leader by a UK organisation that highlights the stellar performances of top black students.
Oxford University student Kevin Minors was given the accolade by Future Leaders 2012-2013 ma...
DATE: Jul 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
