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The National Training Board has reviewed its student funding policies after sponsoring a group of Bermudians who suffered disciplinary and academic problems at a college in Barbados.
Four students were brought back to the Island by Government after a...
DATE: Feb 27, 2012
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A mother claims her son and many others were turned away from TN Tatem Middle School for wearing the wrong uniform.
The 11-year-old boy, who was off sick for long periods of last term, said he was caught unaware because he had not been told the unifo...
DATE: Jan 05, 2012
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A football clinic donated $250 to Dellwood Middle School to help ensure all students can be kitted out in the correct uniform.
Skillz ‘n’ Drillz leader Kevin Simpson said his youth group handed over the cash after learning of the plight of parents un...
DATE: Dec 21, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Fifty-three Dellwood Middle School students turned up wearing the wrong clothes yesterday, amid complaints about a new winter uniform being enforced when parents are short of cash.
One father told The Royal Gazette he refused to buy a navy blue blaze...
DATE: Dec 06, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Twenty out of 21 primary and middle public school teachers gained a Cambridge International Certificate after taking a course this summer.
The 14- to 16- week scheme encourages teachers to refresh their approach to teaching and learning and continue ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bermuda College is hosting a series of events to demonstrate the many facets of science.
Under the theme ‘Sciences: Using Your Hands and Your Head’, the College will connect the pure sciences of biology, chemistry, physics and the environmental scien...
DATE: Oct 19, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Bermuda has appointed a leading Canadian educator to develop plans to improve teaching.
Avis Glaze, an advisor to the Premier of Ontario, is to help put together a strategy highlighting “instructional leadership”, Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smi...
DATE: Sep 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons accused Government of electioneering with talk of adopting the Career Academies initiative from the United States.
Dr Gibbons said he’s heard many promises in recent years that young people will be given more t...
DATE: Aug 02, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons says Bermuda College needs to improve its perception among young people to address an alarming fall in enrolment figures.
Dr Gibbons pointed to statistics showing just 295 full-time students enrolled at the Col...
DATE: Jul 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith stressed the importance of focusing on children’s development as she recognised the Week of the Young Child yesterday.
In a ceremony on the steps of the City Hall, Dame Jennifer introduced the theme for the wee...
DATE: Jun 07, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
