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The appointment of Valerie Robinson-James as permanent secretary for the Ministry of Education marks the latest change for a department in transition.
Wayne Scott was appointed as the new minister last month, and Government recently agreed to examine...
DATE: Feb 06, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The 2015-16 Budget will be made public in less than a month’s time and former Minister Quinton Edness, who expects further debt-reducing cuts, is urging Government to leave funding for education alone.
“The Budget is tight and we have to make a lot o...
DATE: Jan 26, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A “fantastic” environmental initiative is flourishing at the Stepping Stones Preschool, one of ten local schools aiming to get certified under the international Eco-Schools Accreditation Programme.
As the first preschool to get involved, Stepping Sto...
DATE: Jan 19, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
It’s back to class today for the Island’s roughly 6,000 public education students, as schools open their doors for the 2014/15 year.
Education and Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons will attend Dellwood Middle School this morning to welcome ...
DATE: Sep 08, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Determined Clearwater Middle School students are celebrating their hard work, after giving up holiday time to tackle the IGCSE maths exams years earlier than their year Senior 2 counterparts.
Seventeen pupils at the East End School sat the exams in M...
DATE: Aug 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Security measures put in place at Saltus have proven effective, catching intruders who have attempted to access the school’s property.
Head of advancement Jon Beard said a fence, gates, CCTV and a security guard put in place had been in response to p...
DATE: Jun 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
“Misinformation has been circulating” on Government’s scholarships and awards programme, according to Education and Economic Development Minister Grant Gibbons.
The Minister offered a breakdown of spending in the wake of fresh controversy over the de...
DATE: May 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An unruly student who threatened to kill a teacher has been permanently removed from CedarBridge Academy after school staff refused to teach him.
The move was made following consultations between teachers, the boy’s parents, and Dr Edmond Heatley, th...
DATE: Jan 15, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A turning point of the US Civil Rights movement will be recreated this week by pupils of Southampton’s Dalton E Tucker Primary School.
Students tomorrow will mark the January 15 birthday of the movement’s unofficial head: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Depu...
DATE: Jan 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
St David’s Primary School students now have iPads, thanks to an ACE Bermuda fund in memory of the late MP Madeline Joell.
All 14 of the school’s P2 pupils, along with their teacher, have the tablet computers for use in their wireless classroom. The i...
DATE: Dec 05, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell