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A Mars expert from Nasa will visit Bermuda High School for Girls to speak with pupils from across the island. Sarah Milkovich, a planetary geologist at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will also make a presentation, “Is there life on Mars?” next Tue...

Government reallocated $2.5 million to bolster four ministries in the 2017-18 financial year. The funds moved were already appropriated so do not constitute an overspend. The Ministry of Education received the biggest supplementary injection of $1 mi...

Specialists with a track record of tackling failures in mathematics, English and science were taken off the job, according to the Bermuda Union of Teachers. Secretary General Mike Charles said teachers were “flabbergasted” that the education ministry...

Experts highlighted poor practice in Bermuda’s schools and unchallenging assignments for pupils, the education minister told MPs yesterday. Cambridge curriculum assessors conducted a review of public schools after Cambridge Checkpoint results showed ...

Alan Leigh, a schoolteacher and former principal at Heron Bay and Port Royal primary schools, has died, aged 84. Neville Tyrrell, Warwick South Central MP, offered condolences to Mr Leigh’s family and his wife, Jennifer, yesterday in Parliament. Mr L...

John Rankin, the Governor, has paid a visit to students at the Bermuda Centre for Creative Learning. Pupils gave a presentation to the Governor about the school, which was created for children with learning difficulties aged 7 and above. The presenta...

Students with financial difficulties can take advantage of more accessible scholarships, education minister Diallo Rabain told the House of Assembly. Mr Rabain gave details on the following award programmes he said would help create a more “diverse B...

John Stovell has no doubt — his grandfather would be an immensely proud man knowing that the union he helped to found was about to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Rufus Stovell, along with Adele Tucker and sisters Edith and Matilda Crawford, founded...

More investment in pupil testing must produce higher marks, the education minister said last week. Diallo Rabain said: “As we continue to invest in Cambridge Assessments it is with the understanding that our results for these assessments must improv...

The deadline for applications for education ministry scholarships and awards has been extended to April 5. Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education and Workforce Development, said the move would give students “more time during their school break to ...