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The CedarBridge Academy Board of Governors said yesterday the school is working proactively to tackle antisocial behaviour after it was revealed gang graffiti had appeared in a rest room.
Last week, a reader contacted The Royal Gazette about the graf...
DATE: Feb 01, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A change in the General Educational Development test format means that those who have not passed all five exams must do so by December or risk losing their progress.
In a statement yesterday, a spokesperson for the Adult Education School said that th...
DATE: Jan 31, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda College is celebrating its annual Corange Science Week with tiger sharks, cooking demonstrations and a group of special DIY classes.
A spokeswoman for the college said a host of activities will take place at the campus between Monday and Thur...
DATE: Jan 28, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Education is looking for a new Commissioner of Education to replace Wendy McDonell, who is expected to retire this year.
A spokeswoman for the Ministry of Education said: “The present Commissioner of Education has exceeded her 65th ...
DATE: Jan 15, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Education figures released by Government are “inadequate” and show a lack of progress, according to Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons.
Dr Gibbons said the information released last week by Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith was “selective a...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Government will not release full GCSE results for the Island’s public schools until it has completed a series of public town hall meetings, according to a spokeswoman.
Those who attended the meetings have been shown a pair of graphs that show the vas...
DATE: Nov 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Daniel Walker and Samara Hunt were this weekend named Mr and Ms CedarBridge Academy at the 13th annual pageant.
Twelve young women and four young men competed for the crowns at the Ruth Seaton James Centre for the Performing Arts on Saturday evening....
DATE: Oct 23, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
When Tiffany Swainson signed up to be a mentor in the YouthNet programme she had no idea what to expect.
Nine years later her mentee, Jermiah Steede, is a member of her family.
“We started up just with the lunchtime [meetings], but then we started ta...
DATE: Aug 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Educator’s licences set to expire at the end of August will now be valid for a further month, according to the Ministry of Education.
A teacher, who asked not to be named, told The Royal Gazette it appeared nothing had been done since members of the ...
DATE: Jul 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The collapse of the Bermuda Educators Council in January has left teachers wondering how to be re-licenced, with their licences expiring and a new school year approaching.
Speaking anonymously, one teacher said it appears as if nothing has been done ...
DATE: Jul 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
