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Teachers collaborate on improving student learning

Groups working on school transformation identified practical, small-scale changes to test in their classrooms
Groups working on school transformation identified practical, small-scale changes to test in their classrooms
  • Mar 18, 2025 1:37 PM
Education

Future parish schools get ready for change

Primary schools from the east and west take part in a two-day onboarding workshop
Primary schools from the east and west take part in a two-day onboarding workshop
  • Feb 28, 2025 7:56 AM
Education

Somerset Primary threatens to draw politics card

PTA meeting attendees say the Government is using children as “political pawns”
PTA meeting attendees say the Government is using children as “political pawns”
  • Jun 14, 2024 11:09 AM
Letters to the Editor

Somerset Primary is not a ‘White school’

Former PTA president Antony Siese wades into the about-turn on school closures
Former PTA president Antony Siese wades into the about-turn on school closures
  • May 20, 2024 7:59 AM
Education

West End and St David’s Primary School sites saved

St George’s will have two primary schools, as the East End Primary School location will also continue
St George’s will have two primary schools, as the East End Primary School location will also continue
  • May 02, 2024 8:06 AM
Education

Further delays to rescoring decision on school closures

The work of the History and Legacy Committee was originally slated to be completed by last November
The work of the History and Legacy Committee was originally slated to be completed by last November
  • Apr 19, 2024 7:55 AM
Education

West End Warriors call for removal of education minister

The campaign group seeking to save West End Primary School from closure says the Minister of Education made an “about face”
The campaign group seeking to save West End Primary School from closure says the Minister of Education made an “about face”
  • Mar 27, 2024 7:52 AM
Education

School supporters stage demonstration

Teachers and parents at West End Primary join calls to keep the school open in roadside protest
Teachers and parents at West End Primary join calls to keep the school open in roadside protest
  • Mar 26, 2024 7:51 AM
Education

West End Warriors question closure in video

The Government says its decision process is headed for the final stretch in the coming weeks
The Government says its decision process is headed for the final stretch in the coming weeks
  • Feb 27, 2024 7:58 AM
Education

First Black student at Somerset Primary reminisces

David Jones shares his story of being enrolled at the “White” school in the West End against the backdrop of Black History Month
David Jones shares his story of being enrolled at the “White” school in the West End against the backdrop of Black History Month
  • Feb 15, 2024 8:00 AM
Education

Minister: school video ‘edited to create a false impression’

The video appears to show the education minister contradicting himself over whether a decision to close a school is legally binding
The video appears to show the education minister contradicting himself over whether a decision to close a school is legally binding
  • Jul 26, 2023 7:56 AM
Cartoon

Kevin Maybury, July 14, 2023

Kevin Maybury feasts on one of the memorable lines to come from the West End Primary School meeting this week
Kevin Maybury feasts on one of the memorable lines to come from the West End Primary School meeting this week
  • Jul 14, 2023 3:29 PM
Education

Burt offers hope to West End Warriors

The Government agrees to re-evaluate scoring that was used to decide school closure
The Government agrees to re-evaluate scoring that was used to decide school closure
  • Jul 12, 2023 9:40 AM
Education

Hope endures for rethink of West End Primary closure

Protesters have maintained pressure on the Government to take a second look at its decision for Sandys schools
Protesters have maintained pressure on the Government to take a second look at its decision for Sandys schools
  • Jun 23, 2023 7:58 AM
Opinion Writer

The struggle continues

Cecille Snaith-Simmons believes her late father would be weeping over the fates of Black students in the West End and East End as a result of the controversial education reform
Cecille Snaith-Simmons believes her late father would be weeping over the fates of Black students in the West End and East End as a result of the controversial education reform
  • Apr 28, 2023 8:00 AM
Education

Diane Hunt (1946-2023): stalwart of sport and education

A member of the Big Blue Machine, the Somerset Cricket Club icon’s last act was to help mobilise opposition to the proposed closure of West End Primary School
A member of the Big Blue Machine, the Somerset Cricket Club icon’s last act was to help mobilise opposition to the proposed closure of West End Primary School
  • Apr 08, 2023 7:56 AM
Education

Closing West End Primary ‘a slap in the face’

More than 100 people turned out yesterday for a meeting in support of saving West End Primary from closure
More than 100 people turned out yesterday for a meeting in support of saving West End Primary from closure
  • Apr 06, 2023 8:01 AM
Opinion Writer

West End Primary – a legacy school

Marcus Jones gets on the Warriors bandwagon as the heat is brought on the Government’s plans for education reform
Marcus Jones gets on the Warriors bandwagon as the heat is brought on the Government’s plans for education reform
  • Apr 04, 2023 7:58 AM
Opinion Writer

Public relations gone wrong

Bryant Trew revisits education reform and the Government’s apparent disregard for the legacy of West End Primary
Bryant Trew revisits education reform and the Government’s apparent disregard for the legacy of West End Primary
  • Mar 31, 2023 7:59 AM
Education

Rethink closure of West End Primary, says OBA

The OBA says the Government must listen to the Sandys community and make an exception for the sake of present and future generations
The OBA says the Government must listen to the Sandys community and make an exception for the sake of present and future generations
  • Mar 30, 2023 7:36 AM
Education

Motorcade rides length of island to protest school closure

West End Primary’s planned closure prompted anger with parents and former pupils arguing the school played a key role in Black education
West End Primary’s planned closure prompted anger with parents and former pupils arguing the school played a key role in Black education
  • Mar 20, 2023 8:09 AM
Education

Motorcade planned to protest closure of primary school

Opponents of the closure of West End Primary will take a motorcade past the PLP HQ and the Ministry of Education
Opponents of the closure of West End Primary will take a motorcade past the PLP HQ and the Ministry of Education
  • Mar 18, 2023 7:57 AM
Opinion Writer

Necessary justification

Bryant Trew presents part 2 of his study into the Government’s rationale for choosing West End Primary for the axe instead of Somerset Primary
Bryant Trew presents part 2 of his study into the Government’s rationale for choosing West End Primary for the axe instead of Somerset Primary
  • Mar 17, 2023 8:00 AM
Opinion Writer

Questioning the methodology

Bryant Trew examines the rationale for doing away with West End Primary School in the education reform, while retaining Somerset Primary
Bryant Trew examines the rationale for doing away with West End Primary School in the education reform, while retaining Somerset Primary
  • Mar 16, 2023 7:59 AM
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