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The closure of almost half of Bermuda’s 18 primary schools was yesterday proposed as part of a plan to change the education system. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said the Government wanted to slash the number of primary schools from 18 to te...

Private schools have vowed to remain open for as long as possible, despite the recent surge in Covid-19 cases on the island. All public schools were shut down by Government yesterday. But, following consultation between private school head teachers, ...

Almost 900 students have received financial aid to attend the Bermuda College since the start of a $300,000 annual grant in 2017, MPs were told today. And another 100 students have received financial support as a result of private donations made in ...

A 21-year-old world debate champion who launched his own public speaking firm has been announced as Bermuda’s latest Rhodes Scholar. Kenza Wilks, of Pembroke, said he had to re-read his announcement letter a few times before realising it was safe to ...

The Bermuda College will host a virtual conference on Saturday aimed at helping educators to better teach reading, especially to primary school students. The conference, entitled “Reading Success for Every Child: Teaching Reading is Rocket Science”,...

The Berkeley Institute has selected its head boy, head girl and their deputies. Andreaz Glasgow, was selected as head boy and Daria Symonds as head girl. Seth Hardtman and Zayne Sinclair are the deputy head boys and Gabrielle Romaine and Raina Defont...

A teenager who received a scholarship from a Rotary Club said that the help will extend to her family. Téja Watson was awarded the Ted Crawford Scholarship in Mathematics and Information Technology. The Hamilton Rotary Club made the award, which will...

A free virtual lecture to discuss how people resisted enslavement will be held by the National Museum of Bermuda next week. Kirsty Warren will present Pushing the Boundaries of Freedom on Zoom from 5.30pm on November 18. The Bermudian academic lives ...

Teachers have been invited to a professional development workshop organised by the National Museum of Bermuda. The free session will be held on Zoom and will be linked to a lecture about resistance to enslavement. An NMB spokeswoman said: “This works...

A concerned mother has spoken out about a lack of inclusiveness for children with special needs in Bermuda’s public education system. Cyrelah Somner, the mother of a middle-school child with Fragile X Syndrome, a genetic disorder characterised by mil...