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A record number of five-year-olds set off to ‘big school’ for the first time, marking the start of the new school year when Bermuda’s public schools reopened yesterday.
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith set out for an early morning tour of a num...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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Education
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The Bermuda Educators’ Council will hold a meeting with teachers today, amid plans to get back up and running.
The BEC is the licensing body for educators wishing to teach in Bermuda. Last year, the entire committee of 15 members resigned after falli...
DATE: Sep 12, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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RG readers sent in dozens of pictures of their child's first day back at school and RG photographers Mark Tatem and Akil Simmons were on hand to capture the day's events as well.
DATE: Sep 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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RG readers and photographers Mark Tatem and Akil Simmons captured Back to School 2012.
DATE: Sep 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Donations to outfit school students in need have continued to pour in following an appeal by a small local charity.
The Back to School initiative, by the Bermuda chapter of A Lott of Sista Love, was featured in this newspaper last week when they gave...
DATE: Sep 11, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Saltus Grammar School has announced an enrolment figure of 931 for the new school year, marginally higher than expected.
The school lost 47 students last year due to their families relocating, leading to the loss of five teaching assistant jobs.
Howe...
DATE: Sep 10, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
The announcement that Government schools are rushing to fill 23 teacher vacancies this month was branded “an annual and recurring problem” by the Opposition One Bermuda Alliance.
Education Shadow Minister Grant Gibbons said: “While some last minute r...
DATE: Sep 07, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Summer vacation is winding down and school will soon be in session. As many schools start back up on September 7, The Royal Gazette wanted to know are you ready for school?
A common sentiment among some students was the brevity of the summer holiday....
DATE: Aug 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Bermuda High School for Girls has reported a 91 percent success rate in its IGCSE results this summer.
The percentage of students claiming at least five passes at Grade A* to C is the highest of those announced in Bermuda so far, although it falls sh...
DATE: Aug 30, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
When Tiffany Swainson signed up to be a mentor in the YouthNet programme she had no idea what to expect.
Nine years later her mentee, Jermiah Steede, is a member of her family.
“We started up just with the lunchtime [meetings], but then we started ta...
DATE: Aug 29, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
