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After parents at a Southampton primary school were told that playground equipment was not a necessary part of the curriculum, they took matters into their own hands. The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) at Southampton Glebe Primary School held a read...

Shadow Education Minister Tim Smith has called for an inquiry into collapsing morale in the teaching profession. He said the recent sickout and threats by teachers to boycott after-hours activities as they stuck to a 35-hour-a-week deal indicated dee...

After nearly 100 days as Government's top truancy officer, Leonard (Shinah) Simons says efforts to improve school attendance are beginning to work. While he admitted that the truancy problem was serious, Mr. Simons yesterday told The Royal Gazette th...

problems for the education system. Teachers say that an arbitration decision which states that they should be paid overtime for any work done outside the 35 hours they are required to be at school is unworkable because they cannot verify how many hou...

Education Minister Milton Scott remains confident most teachers will still be able to carry out all their school duties despite their vote to stop work after 35 hours each week. Senator Scott said most people work more than 35 hours a week, but he wa...

or at weekends in response to an arbitration ruling over working hours. Bermuda Union of Teachers general secretary Mike Charles said his members will work no more than the mandatory 35 hours a week because they are not being paid for the overtime. T...

been in the last 14 years. Figures released yesterday showed that the number of new cases, which began with the figure of 17 in 1985 and rocketed up to 48 in 1995, has dropped down to 16 this year. And with millions around the globe recognising World...

The newest member of the Bermuda Bar said he has been strengthened by the difficulties he had to overcome in life to eventually become an attorney. Kensley Andrew McDowall, a former teacher and Policeman, said he had become a better person by conquer...

guidance counsellors began to find the many colleges requesting and coming to make presentations was disrupting the public high schools. Senior Education Officer at the Ministry of Education Joanne Smith noted that counsellors banded together and dec...

at Saint Leo College. According to Gary Bracken, dean of admissions and financial aid, the school works to see that its students are well prepared to join the work force. "Saint Leo College is a four-year liberal arts college located in the rolling h...