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                                    A private school insisted yesterday that pupils were not asked to write about the benefits of slavery.
But Saltus admitted that “the intention of the particular assignment could have been misunderstood”.
A statement from the school said: “The assignm...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Feb 04, 2022
                 
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Fiona McWhirter 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    Saltus Grammar School has been accused of asking middle school pupils to prepare an assignment that discussed “the better parts of slavery”
                            
            
                
                    DATE: Feb 03, 2022
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Sarah Lagan 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    Senior school students aiming to enter higher education can learn more about how to fund their ambitions through a series of online sessions.
The series — Finding Funds for College — will give information on loan and scholarship opportunities availab...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Feb 01, 2022
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Gareth Finighan 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    Residents of Pembroke are being encouraged to apply for Pembroke Parish Council’s scholarships and grants.
Applications for 2022 are now open.
Zyjae Trott-Philip and Daque Davis, the 2021 recipients, were described by the council as examples of “reli...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Jan 31, 2022
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Sarah Lagan 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    The president of the teachers’ union was illegally fired from her teaching job by the Ministry of Education, it was claimed last night.
Dante Cooper, the Bermuda Union of Teachers’ general secretary designate, said the executive committee did not acc...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Jan 28, 2022
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Jonathan Bell 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    A new school for primary-age pupils is opening at the end of this month in Hamilton.
The Teaching Learning Caring Academy on Park Road offers alternative schooling option for children aged five to 11 or primary school levels one to six.
TLC Academy w...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Jan 28, 2022
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Jonathan Bell 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    Somersfield Academy pupils are learning social and emotional skills as a result of a new partnership driven by the Covid-19 pandemic. 
Mightifier, a Finnish social-emotional learning and character development programme, teamed up with the school to c...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Jan 28, 2022
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Sarah Lagan 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    A Diploma in Education programme run by Bermuda College in association with The University of the West Indies has been suspended on a temporary basis.
But a spokeswoman for the college said that the college still had a partnership with the Caribbean ...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Jan 28, 2022
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Sarah Lagan 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    A high rate of coronavirus infections among primary school pupils has sparked a warning that school closures were “imminent” and classroom closures “likely” as tougher Phase 1 Covid-19 regulations were implemented.
Education officials said the increa...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Jan 26, 2022
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Sarah Lagan 
                    
                            
         
         
     
 	
    	
                    
        
                    
                    
            
            
                                    A retired principal of a private school backed the Government’s plans to shake up the public education system – but said the scheme had to be supported by good resources and teacher training.
Sue Moench, who retired from Mount St Agnes Academy, a Cat...                            
            
                
                    DATE: Jan 26, 2022
                 
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                        CATEGORY: 
                        Education 
                    
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                        AUTHOR: 
                        Sarah Lagan