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Driven, hard-working students are being offered the chance to prove their worth to potential employers this summer — and get paid for their efforts.
The Berkeley Foundation — a fundraising charity for the Berkeley Institute — and Bermuda College have...
DATE: Jun 11, 2008
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Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons claimed yesterday that plans to cluster groups of public schools under one board could prove counter-productive.
The United Bermuda Party MP attended a public forum on Tuesday night which saw worried parents fr...
DATE: May 16, 2008
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Students sitting early morning exams later this month have been granted a slight reprieve: they now won't have to get their brains into gear until 6.30 a.m.
The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) told The Royal Gazette yesterday that it had...
DATE: May 16, 2008
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Students at Saltus Grammar School are due to sit a mathematics exam at 6 a.m. today — becoming the first youngsters on the Island to face a new early start time laid down by England's biggest exam board to combat cheating.
Fifteen pupils in the senio...
DATE: May 15, 2008
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Parents will get the chance to find out more about the reform of the public school system and ask questions of Education Minister Randy Horton this week.
Mr. Horton and his team are holding three meetings across the Island to update the public on the...
DATE: May 12, 2008
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Elder abuse allegations have risen more than ten-fold in the past decade with most mistreatment perpetrated by relatives, according to new statistics obtained by The Royal Gazette.
The National Office for Seniors and the Physically Challenged (NOSPC)...
DATE: May 08, 2008
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Worried parents plan to send a letter of protest to the UK about their children having to sit important exams at 6 a.m.
The parent teacher association (PTA) at Bermuda High School for Girls will write to the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQ...
DATE: May 07, 2008
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Education Minister Randy Horton claimed last night it was "unfair" to Bermudian students to make them sit crucial exams as early as 5.30 a.m. to prevent cheating.
Hundreds of students at CedarBridge Academy, the Berkeley Institute and Bermuda High Sc...
DATE: May 02, 2008
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Students sitting important exams next month are being told they'll have to take the tests at 6 a.m. due to strict new conditions to combat international cheating.
The punishing start time is likely to affect pupils at Bermuda High School for Girls, B...
DATE: May 01, 2008
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Autism is a "major public health issue" and Bermuda needs to start preparing for the future needs of those with the disorder, a forum heard last night.
Dr. TerryLynn Tyrell, education director for Advocates for Children and Youth in Baltimore, said g...
DATE: Apr 30, 2008
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