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Forced transfers of primary pupils to other schools as part of a major shake-up of the education system could cause huge trauma, the shadow education minister warned last night. Ben Smith of the One Bermuda Alliance said: “We should be really worried...

Bermudians living in London and the south-east of England can still travel home over the holiday season, despite new lockdown laws in the UK. A Government spokeswoman today appealed to Bermudians in the UK to stick to the UK restrictions. But she add...

Public schools will reopen at the start of the new term next year on a remote basis, it was revealed tonight. Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said the regime would run from January 5 to January 12. Mr Rabain said: “Teachers will begin online l...

A total of nine primary schools face closure in one of the biggest shake-ups in the history of the public education system. The shock news came in a consultation document from the education ministry outlined plans for the creation of just ten parish ...

The number of teachers in Bermuda’s public primary schools cannot be cut if school rolls remained the same, a senior teachers’ union official warned yesterday. Mike Charles, the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, was speaking after t...

A charity for children with reading challenges has appointed a new executive director. Kendra-Lee Pearman, an educational psychologist, has taken over from Glenn Faries, who held the post for five years. Dr Pearman said the clinic’s mission had struc...

Schoolchildren made up packages of food and gifts to help others in the run-up to Christmas. Saltus Grammar School pupils created the gift packages, which were donated to charities. A spokeswoman explained: “Each student contributed one non-perishabl...

Two of the island’s new signature schools are planned to open in September 2022, the education minister announced yesterday. But Diallo Rabain said the move, which will launch the Progressive Labour Party’s phase-out of middle schools, would only hap...

A group of women are better equipped for the world of work after they took part in a programme designed to boost their skills and self-esteem. The group was the first to take part in the Transformational Support Services programme, run by the Women’s...

The cousin of a former Cabinet minister has been Called to the Bar. Monica Kelly, 27, was welcomed into the legal world on Friday surrounded by family members – including her cousin, Wayne Caines, a former national security minister. Ms Kelly told th...