Dear Sir,
The following is an open letter to government backbencher Wayne L. Furbert:
My name is Winston Godwin. My husband’s name is Greg DeRoche. We have actually never had the pleasure of meeting. We have crossed paths but have never talked. There...
DATE: Sep 01, 2017 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor |
The Department of Education has announced principal and leadership changes in Bermuda public schools.
Commissioner of education Freddie Evans said: “In keeping with our continuing efforts to improve our public schools and to ensure that the Departm...
DATE: Sep 01, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Dozens of backpacks filled with school supplies have been donated to students ahead of the start of the school year.
The Pembroke Rotary Club donated 60 bags to the Foster Care Section of the Department of Family Services.
Jason Taylor, president o...
The Bermuda Union of Teachers voted yesterday to abandon a work to rule for the start of the new school term.
The breakthrough came after a significant development in negotiations over terms and conditions with the education department.
The union sai...
Beyond Rugby students will be able to do their homework on laptops this year, thanks to DHL Express Bermuda.
Rob Brown, DHL Bermuda country manager, said the donation of 90 reconditioned laptops will help to support young students.
He said: “The chil...
DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Other | AUTHOR: Owain Johnston-Barnes
Minister of Education Diallo Rabain yesterday said he hoped that teachers in the public system would be happy with the result of negotiations about working conditions and end a work to rule.
The Bermuda Union of Teachers voted to work to rule before ...
DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Bermuda College today welcomed students for the new school year.
Staff and students celebrated the new academic session at the annual Convocation ceremony.
College president Duranda Greene said the focus of the new academic year remained “students ...
Dellwood Middle School will remain closed but all other schools will be open when the new term begins on September 11.
Education minister Diallo Rabain and Lieutenant-Colonel David Burch, Minister of Public Works, provided an update on Bermuda’s scho...
DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
Students at Saltus Grammar School have achieved a 100 per cent pass rate in GCSE and (i) GCSE exams.
Of the 61 S11 students who took five or more exams, 100 per cent achieved at least five A* to C (i) GCSE passes and 39 per cent of all exams taken we...
DATE: Aug 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Education | AUTHOR: Sarah Lagan
A campaign to provide families with school uniforms urged members of the public yesterday to dig deep and donate as the start of the new school year approaches.
Gina Spence’s Back to School drive has been running for 15 years and has helped hundreds ...
