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A new $3.5 million career development centre at Bermuda College is to be funded by four reinsurance firms, it was revealed yesterday.
Athene Holding, Athora Life Reinsurance, Aspen Insurance Holdings and Catalina Holdings teamed up to make the multim...
DATE: Oct 13, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
International Baccalaureate pupils at a private school surpassed the world average pass rate by almost 30 per cent.
Bermuda High School pupils had an average pass rate of 96 per cent in the 2020 IB diploma programme — well above the worldwide 79 per ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A schoolboy with severe autism has been refused permission to repeat a school year despite backing from his teacher and doctor.
His parents said their son had the mental age of a five-year-old and, because of disruption to his education caused by th...
DATE: Oct 08, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Bermuda Union of Teachers praised the profession yesterday for its hard work in the face of Covid-19 in a video created to mark World Teachers Day.
The video, presented to Education International — a global organisation made up of teaching unions...
DATE: Oct 06, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Parents and staff at a primary school have joined forces to complain about a string of problems, including poor Covid-19 safety enforcement and “dictatorial” management.
The anonymous group, said to include 100 parents of pupils and 12 staff, added t...
DATE: Oct 05, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Ministry of Education has announced the winners of this year’s government scholarships and awards.
The grants go to Bermudian students in higher education — with a new award, the Bermuda College Promise Programme, created last year for pupils who...
DATE: Oct 03, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A private school has appointed a principal designate, it was revealed yesterday.
Anna Faria-Machado joined Mount St Agnes Academy in September 1999 as a grade-six teacher and has taught at several levels at the school and was promoted to assistant p...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
It’s time to take a look around and celebrate some of the most dedicated people in the school, our custodians! October 2nd is National Custodians Day and never has their job been more important than in the age of Covid-19, when cleanliness is key.
O...
DATE: Oct 01, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Press Release
Bermuda College is to offer potential lecturers a chance to teach at the institution.
The college will hold a teaching information webinar session as part of its faculty recruitment campaign.
Phyllis Curtis-Tweed, the vice-president of academic and s...
DATE: Sep 29, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Warwick Academy has unveiled its new marine science facility, which will provide research and study opportunities for generations to come.
The project has been in the works since 2017 and was the idea of Jess Young, head of sciences at Warwick Acade...
DATE: Sep 26, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan