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Extra spending alone won’t translate into better results, Education Minister Wayne Scott told Parliament yesterday, defending the $127 million allocated — a drop of five per cent.
Mr Scott called the amount acceptable for the public school system’s r...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The threat of measles is over for one family whose nursery school-aged child had been in quarantine, along with his mother, for eight days while awaiting blood test results.
Last night, a Government spokesperson said that tests for the first two susp...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The chairman of the Bermuda Parent Teachers Students Association has said the Bermuda Government’s schools consolidation plan should have begun last year and that, as it stands, there is not enough time for the plan to be properly implemented.
Additi...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A delegation of 29 student ambassadors and nine chaperones set off for New York this morning to represent Bermuda at the United Nations International School Conference.
CedarBridge Academy, Saltus, Berkeley Institute, Bermuda Institute, Warwick Acad...
DATE: Mar 04, 2015
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Education
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Family Forum, a confidential support group for people facing difficult times in their lives, invited The Royal Gazette to sit in on its latest meeting for a look at how its members share their experiences.
One person speaks at a time and members leav...
DATE: Mar 03, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A teacher training programme offered at Saltus Grammar School has resulted in further accreditation for a dozen educators.
Twelve teachers have gained their UK National Professional qualification for either middle or senior school leadership, courtes...
DATE: Mar 02, 2015
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Warwick Academy are the new middle school debate champions after their team of Chiara Marshall, Conor Hay and Katarina Thompson won all four rounds of the debate portion of the Bermuda Public Speaking and Debate Competition held at Bermuda High Schoo...
DATE: Mar 02, 2015
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Education
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Education Minister Wayne Scott has said that the Bermuda Government would be considering school closures and consolidation of preschools and primary schools.
He said that no decisions would be made without consultation with stakeholders. He announced...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
One Bermuda Alliance backbencher Mark Pettingill likened the Opposition’s Reply to the Budget to a children’s television show, while the Opposition deemed Government’s policy uncaring and overly reliant on taxation.
“Our philosophies are clearly diff...
DATE: Feb 28, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Students are being offered the chance to learn about the Island’s marine environment from world-class South African free diver Hanli Prinsloo.
She is taking part in the upcoming Kids on the Reef programme, in which middle school pupils practice skil...
DATE: Feb 27, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan