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A parents' association has welcomed plans to raise the school leaving age to 18 — but claims adding a year to the start of a child's education could be even more beneficial.
Myron Piper, chairman and founder of Bermuda Educational Parents' Associatio...
DATE: Apr 26, 2008
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Education Minister Randy Horton announced yesterday that the school leaving age is likely to be raised to 18 in a bid to ensure all students stay in education long enough to graduate.
He announced the proposal at a press conference after releasing th...
DATE: Apr 25, 2008
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The school leaving age is to be raised to 18 in a bid to ensure all students stay in education long enough to graduate.
Education Minister Randy Horton announced the change at a press conference this afternoon after releasing the dates of a series of...
DATE: Apr 24, 2008
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Education Minister Randy Horton claimed on Friday that teachers' complaints about having to cover too many classes — which have now been referred to a tribunal — were unfounded.
Mr. Horton, in a statement rebutting the Bermuda Union of Teachers' (BUT...
DATE: Apr 21, 2008
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Bermuda College is developing a strategic ten-year plan in order to "move forward to a brighter and more dynamic future".
The publicly-funded college, which has seen falling roll numbers in recent years, is calling the initiative Imagine BC 2018 and ...
DATE: Apr 18, 2008
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A public school teachers' strike appeared to be off last night after Labour Minister David Burch referred their staffing row to the Labour Disputes Tribunal.
Sen. Burch's move — one day before the expiry of the union's 21-day strike notice — means it...
DATE: Apr 17, 2008
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The Ministry of Education has asked Government lawyers to help draw up "proper protocols" for dealing with staffing issues after settling out of court with an education officer who claimed unlawful dismissal.
Dr. Craig Nikolai, a senior education off...
DATE: Apr 14, 2008
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Bermuda Union of Teachers has claimed it was prevented from giving "important witness testimony" at an arbitration hearing involving it and the Government.
Mike Charles, general secretary of the BUT, said in a statement that the Ministry of Education...
DATE: Apr 09, 2008
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A new organisation set up to represent parents seeking an improved public education system has issued its first statement — criticising the overseas consultant brought in by Government to implement change.
Bermuda Educational Parents' Association (BE...
DATE: Mar 26, 2008
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Former CedarBridge Academy teacher Ulama Finn-Hendrickson has been reassigned to a school for children with behavioural problems.
Mrs. Finn-Hendrickson, who has an allergy which caused her to become ill while a teacher at mould-contaminated CedarBrid...
DATE: Mar 22, 2008
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