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Nine primary schools face possible closure under Government’s far reaching education reform proposals. Here Sarah Lagan looks at the proud history of four of the schools affected. The Royal Gazette will publish the history of the remaining five tomor...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The state of Bermuda’s education system and efforts at reform have been highly contentious issues for decades.
And the latest attempt at reform, which includes the closure of nine primary schools and abolition of the middle schools system, is no exc...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The government’s school shake-up plan is almost certain to fail because of “considerable shortcomings”, a joint report from East End Parent Teacher Associations has warned.
The Support the St George’s Parish Community Response report was written ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Money will be found to carry out Government’s plan to transform the education system no matter the cost, the Minister of Education has pledged.
Diallo Rabain declined to put a figure on the estimated cost of the proposals.
He said: “Cost is not somet...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
As part of The Royal Gazette’s Schools Report series, Sarah Lagan last week interviewed Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, on key aspects of the government’s school reform plans. These are excerpts from the full interview.
Can you give th...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A public-private partnership or a sell-off of old school buildings could be used to fund the Government’s plan to transform the public education system.
A consultation on the future of primary schools, with a deadline of Friday, highlighted “bold ch...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
A major report on the state of Bermuda’s 18 primary schools was published five years ago and detailed a litany of health, safety and security problems.
The Score report found problems at every school, with many said to be in a very poor state of repa...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
The two primary schools that performed best in final year exams in three core subjects over the past decade will be shut under a Government proposal to transform the education system.
St George’s Prep and St David’s PS topped a table of average score...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways, Investigations Editor
It is a task said to be “monumental” by David Burt, the Premier, and Diallo Rabain, the education minister – the transformation of the public school system to give every Bermudian child a chance to excel.
A consultation document
released in ...
DATE: Mar 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
High school pupils were today invited to apply for the Department of Workforce Development’s summer internship programme.
Applicants must be aged 15 to 18 on of July 1 and able to commit to the whole of July to be eligible.
Applications can be made a...
DATE: Mar 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell