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The legal challenge to Government’s contested decision to shift two well-liked school principals to different schools will be settled in open court over the summer.
Chief Justice Ian Kawaley announced the move at a hearing yesterday.
Parents marched ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Upset parents and teachers at Victor Scott Primary School are set to ask a judge to block Government’s planned transfer of their principal.
The PTA’s lawyer Eugene Johnston has indicated that the move to seek a judicial review of the decision is immi...
DATE: May 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Parents protesting the transfer of two school principals are preparing to take their case to court to seek a judicial review of the decision, it emerged yesterday.
Flanked by police, a “communication march” of more than 100 parents and children set o...
DATE: Apr 28, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
More than 100 parents and children of two schools this morning marched on Parliament in protest over a decision to move their principals.
PTA Presidents Azuhaa Coleman of Victor Scott, and Quinton Ming of TN Tatem Middle School, presented a letter to...
DATE: Apr 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A drop in numbers at Saltus due to people leaving the Island has caused the school to shed five teaching assistants jobs.
All are held by Bermudians, whose positions will be cut on August 31.
The announcement came as the school reported an anticipate...
DATE: Apr 19, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The recession has failed to dampen much-needed donations to Prospect Primary’s Braille learning programme.
New equipment and new resources have assured the programme will continue, fundraiser Sylvia Munro said, with HSBC Bank and the Bank of Bermuda ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Young students at Dalton E Tucker Primary were able to meet the educator after whom their school is named at a special service at White Hill Chapel.
“It was a treat,” said acting school principal Jay Tucker. “In years to come, the impact of speaking ...
DATE: Apr 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A “new force in education” has been created by the merger of two groups.
That was the assertion of Bermuda Education Network (BEN) director Becky Ausenda, announcing the group’s link-up with the Leaders in Field Education (LIFE) to form a new associa...
DATE: Apr 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Emotions ran high as Victor Scott School parents protested Government’s decision to relocate popular principal Valerie Williams.
“It is not political,” Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith told a packed hall at the school last night. About 200 pare...
DATE: Mar 22, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The Bermuda Educators’ Council is undergoing a “restructuring”, with its offices expected to open in a new location next month.
Exemptions Committee head Helle Patterson said the BEC is to hire a new executive director, as the previous director’s con...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
