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If Government’s strategy for education stands on the shoulders of the 2007 Hopkins Report, so too does the Opposition’s criticism of the pace of reform.
Five years ago, the review of Bermuda’s public education system by Professor David Hopkins pulled...
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Education in Bermuda is in a state of flux as the curricula of both private and public schools go global.
The International Baccalaureate is growing in popularity, the UK’s GCSE exam system is set to change into an English Baccalaureate in the years ...
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
In the Royal Gazette’s continuing series on the major issues confronting the electorate, Jonathan Bell looks at education
Just eight percent of students in the Island’s public schools received a C grade or above in GCSE maths.
But the grades only te...
DATE: Dec 06, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Saltus Grammar School will set a new milestone next year, when a woman takes the helm as the new school principal for the first time in the school’s history.
Letters notifying parents were sent out yesterday by the school’s Board of Trustees on the a...
DATE: Dec 05, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Claire Charlemagne has been appointed to be the new head of Saltus — the first time the school has appointed a woman as headteacher.
In an announcement to parents this afternoon, the school said: “On behalf of the Saltus Board of Trustees we are very...
DATE: Dec 04, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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Education figures released by Government are “inadequate” and show a lack of progress, according to Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons.
Dr Gibbons said the information released last week by Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith was “selective a...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke man was shot off his bike on North Shore Road during a high-speed chase.
The 20-year-old victim yesterday remained in hospital receiving treatment for his injuries, which are not considered life threatening.
According to a Police Spokesman...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Crime
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bob Richards — –One Bermuda Alliance
Mr Richards was born and raised in Bermuda, and attended Purvis School, the Central School (now Victor Scott Primary School) and the Berkeley Institute.
He went on to study in Canada, gaining a BA in economics fro...
DATE: Dec 03, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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The Bermuda Government’s Washington, DC office has become a resource centre for the Island’s students in the US, according to director Beverle Lottimore.
As well as maintaining a database of undergraduate and graduate Bermudian students, the office w...
DATE: Dec 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Independent — Kim Swan
Kim Swan contested four general elections over a 25 year period before being elected MP for St Georges West in the 2007 general election.
Immediately prior to entering the House of Assembly he served for nine years as a Senator...
DATE: Dec 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Politics
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