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Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, has rejected calls to abolish “coerced” collective worship in schools. Mr Rabain said he supported legislation which dictates that schools “shall begin with collective worship on the part of all pupils in at...

Student numbers at The Bermuda College have more than doubled in the last five years according to the Ministry of Education. And, the ministry said, the numbers are up in part because of wider access to Government funding in the form of scholarshi...

An overseas company asked to redesign Bermuda’s public school system will be paid more than $2 million, it has been revealed. A notice published in the Official Gazette on Monday said that Innovation Unit Australia New Zealand would get $2.1 million ...

A cut in the number of public primary schools from three to two in Pembroke would still mean enough space for all the parish’s pupils, a virtual meeting on changes to the education system heard last night. Kalmar Richards, the education commissioner,...

Six pupils at an international school have been appointed acting prefects. Azari Kelly, Matthew Mitchell, Zyrah Trott, Matthew Forrester, Keziah Smith and Jordan Smith all study at the Chatmore British International school in Smith’s. The six, aged b...

A focus on teachers should be at the forefront in a shake-up of public schools, the Shadow Minister of Education has said. Ben Smith, a One Bermuda Alliance senator, claimed that “for far too long” the people on the front line of education had been d...

Bullying will not be “allowed or tolerated” in Bermuda public education, Diallo Rabain has said. The education minister highlighted alleged harassment of students on the basis of religion. Mr Rabain was responding to a February 1 statement by the act...

A group of teenagers made up parcels of gifts so that seniors would be treated for Valentine’s Day. The “love boxes” were put together by members of the Teen Advisory Board at the Bermuda National Library’s Youth Services branch. Marla Smith, a yout...

A history teacher and author of a groundbreaking book that helped lift the lid on slavery in Bermuda has died. James E Smith was 82. The Department of Community and Cultural Affairs said Mr Smith wrote “extensively about slavery and the fight for Bla...

History may be preserved in the proposed remake of two Devonshire primary schools under the Government’s proposed educational reforms, a consultation forum heard last night. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, told Devonshire residents that while ...