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A programme designed to promote phonological skills in preschoolers is having a positive impact, according to a new report.
The Reading Clinic’s I-PLAY (Interactive Phonological Literacy Activities for Youngsters) programme, which operates in four p...
DATE: Oct 18, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
CedarBridge Academy is to host a “Big Time Banquet” at the Hamilton Princess & Beach Club this month in anticipation of its 20th anniversary in November.
All students and teachers, past and present, are invited to come together and celebrate “20 year...
DATE: Oct 17, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The Ministry of Education is advising that Dellwood Middle School is closing early today because of plumbing issues.
Water to the school has been shut off due to a burst water main, according to a ministry statement.
Parents and guardians are being c...
DATE: Oct 16, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Valerie Robinson-James, the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Education, should be fired or moved to another role over a bungled bid to fire Commissioner of Education Freddie Evans, his lawyers said yesterday.
Mark Diel of law firm Marshall Diel...
DATE: Oct 13, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Raymond Hainey, Assistant News Editor
Warwick Academy is hosting a series of courses for all primary and secondary teachers on the island.
British experts Adam Unwin-Berrey and Sue McVicar will be brought in to discuss maths and literacy respectively.
In addition to working with staff an...
DATE: Oct 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Civil Service bureaucrats have made an about-turn over the “firing” of the island’s Commissioner of Education.
Now Freddie Evans, who was told on Monday he was dumped from the job, could be in for a payout in damages from the Government.
A letter fro...
DATE: Oct 07, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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The dangers of social media will be among the topics up for discussion at a parent expo planned for January.
The event, featuring workshops and presentations by principals from public and private schools, was initially scheduled for this weekend but ...
DATE: Oct 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
A soccer ball, a marble run, a fidget spinner, an owl costume and a horse stable were among the creations at the 2017 Cardboard Challenge.
Young engineers from the Bermuda Homeschool Network took part in the event, inspired by the Imagination Foundat...
DATE: Oct 06, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The departure of Freddie Evans from the post of education commissioner took a new twist yesterday.
A series of performance appraisals on Dr Evans show a sharp drop in his evaluations in the month before his exit was announced.
Mark Diel, of law firm ...
DATE: Oct 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man banned from teaching in Britain because of serious misconduct with a 16-year-old schoolgirl applied for a job at Saltus Grammar School this year.
Matthew McGowan approached Saltus after complaints were raised about his relationship with a pupil...
DATE: Oct 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes