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A work to rule at West Pembroke Primary School quietly ended earlier this month, according to the Ministry of Education.
The action which launched in November came to an end on January 3.
A spokesman said: “Towards the end of November 2018, West Pemb...
DATE: Jan 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Teachers were offered an apology yesterday for a failure of support and communication over the introduction of a new standards-based grading system in public schools.
Kalmar Richards, the education commissioner, admitted there had been “insufficient ...
DATE: Jan 03, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Students in public schools will not receive report cards until next year, according to the Department of Education.
A government spokeswoman said: “In response to feedback from key stakeholder groups inclusive of the Bermuda Union of Teachers and sch...
DATE: Dec 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Public and private secondary schools across the island have been awarded a total of $240,000 for charity work carried out by their pupils.
PartnerRe, the Hamilton-based reinsurer, donated $30,000 to eight of the island’s schools through its Dollars f...
DATE: Dec 06, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Teachers at West Pembroke Primary School have returned to the classroom after they staged a sickout last week.
Mike Charles, general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, said: “Representatives had a meeting and all the teachers are back at wo...
DATE: Dec 05, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Pupils at CedarBridge Academy will follow the yellow brick road into the limelight tonight for their production of the hit musical The Wiz.
The show — to be performed at the Ruth Seaton James Auditorium for the Performing Arts tonight and tomorrow ni...
DATE: Nov 30, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
David Burt, the Premier, welcomed students at Northlands Primary and the Berkeley Institute on their first day of class.
Mr Burt and Kalmar Richards, the Acting Commissioner of Education, met with students at both schools and encouraged them to achie...
DATE: Sep 11, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
All of the island’s public schools will be safe for staff and students before the start of the school year, according to Government.
Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, Minister of Public Works, said there is work still to be done, but he was confident i...
DATE: Aug 22, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Four young students have been given support by Kappa Alpha Psi as they continue their journey in higher education.
University students Tahj Cox, 20, and Kristian Singh, 17, were presented the fraternity’s Charles Joynes Education Award.
And Jay-Quan ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A half century of sixth form pupils at an island school have graduated.
A total of 50 pupils successfully graduated from Warwick Academy.
David Horan, the Warwick Academy principal, said: “These are well balanced young adults who have immersed themse...
DATE: Jul 18, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes