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The teachers’ union is prepared to fight redundancies proposed as part of a major shake-up of the schools system, the organisation’s general secretary has said. Mike Charles, the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers said: “We have not b...

A proposal to close nine primary schools has attracted a mixed reaction from members of the community. Sarah Lagan spoke to Parent Teacher Association members, parents, teachers and former students about the closure of their schools. Here’s what...

JOSEPH CHRISTOPHER 1943-2021 A former Commissioner of Education and educational historian who documented segregation in Bermuda’s schools has died. Joseph Christopher was 77. Dr Christopher, a former principal at Sandys Secondary Middle School, ...

Nine primary schools face possible closure under Government’s far reaching education reform proposals. Here Sarah Lagan looks at the proud history of four of the schools affected. The Royal Gazette will publish the history of the remaining five tomor...

The state of Bermuda’s education system and efforts at reform have been highly contentious issues for decades. And the latest attempt at reform, which includes the closure of nine primary schools and abolition of the middle schools system, is no exc...

The government’s school shake-up plan is almost certain to fail because of “considerable shortcomings”, a joint report from East End Parent Teacher Associations has warned. The Support the St George’s Parish Community Response report was written ...

Money will be found to carry out Government’s plan to transform the education system no matter the cost, the Minister of Education has pledged. Diallo Rabain declined to put a figure on the estimated cost of the proposals. He said: “Cost is not somet...

As part of The Royal Gazette’s Schools Report series, Sarah Lagan last week interviewed Diallo Rabain, the Minister of Education, on key aspects of the government’s school reform plans. These are excerpts from the full interview. Can you give th...

A public-private partnership or a sell-off of old school buildings could be used to fund the Government’s plan to transform the public education system. A consultation on the future of primary schools, with a deadline of Friday, highlighted “bold ch...

A major report on the state of Bermuda’s 18 primary schools was published five years ago and detailed a litany of health, safety and security problems. The Score report found problems at every school, with many said to be in a very poor state of repa...

Schoolchildren got into character to celebrate World Book Day last week. Pupils at Harrington Sound Primary School were asked to dress up as their favourite storybook character to promote reading by youngsters. Cindy Weeks, the school’s principal, sa...

The two primary schools that performed best in final year exams in three core subjects over the past decade will be shut under a Government proposal to transform the education system. St George’s Prep and St David’s PS topped a table of average score...