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Canadian Educator To Assist Education Strategy
This morning [Sept.16] Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith provided an update on education initiatives, one of them being to have Canadian educator Dr. Avis Glaze come to Bermuda to assist with an improvement strategy for education. This will be at no cost to the Government, the Education Minister said. Dame Jennifer said, “I am pleased to... Read more of this article
Photos: 2011 First Day Back To School
Yesterday [Sept. 7] Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith visited a number of public schools, from the preschool to senior level, to personally welcome students and teachers back to school. The Minister was joined by Education Permanent Secretary Warren Jones and Commissioner for Teaching and Learning Wendy McDonnell. Minister of Public Works Derrick... Read more of this article
Dame Jennifer: “Number of Posts Lost is 97″
[Updated] Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith spoke about reductions this morning [June 10] saying that the “total number of posts lost is 97.” Dame Jennifer said, ” To be clear, persons affected include: para-professionals on one year contracts – a total of 30; persons who are unqualified and unregistered – a total of 12;... Read more of this article
“Week of the Young Child” Launches
The Bermuda Association for the Education of Young Children [BAEYC] is hosting a week of activities in light of “The Week of the Young Child,” and the official opening of the week’s activities took place today [June 6] at City Hall. Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith, “I’m a firm believer that children deserve to be celebrated... Read more of this article
Dame Jennifer Visits Paget Primary School
Government, politics and law were some of the topics of conversation today [May 9] when the Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith visited Paget Primary School. She chatted with the school’s Primary 4 Social Studies class about her role as the Minister of Education. Minister Smith also fielded some questions from the nearly three dozen inquisitive... Read more of this article
Dame Jennifer Tours UWI’s Jamaica Campus
Bermuda’s Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith is introduced to University of West Indies [UWI] Professor Gordon Shirley by vice-chancellor Professor E. Nigel Harris [centre] yesterday [Apr. 26]. Dame Jennifer led a contingent from Bermuda which toured the Mona campus this week as the UWI and Bermudian educational institutions move to strengthen... Read more of this article
Photos & Videos: St George’s Easter Egg Hunt
Yesterday afternoon [Apr.23] Minister of Education, and St George’s MP, Dame Jennifer Smith hosted her Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Somers Gardens, St. George’s. Both her executive committee and various PLP members came together to entertain kids of all ages with various activities, as well as an Easter egg hunt. The afternoon was filled with... Read more of this article
Capital G Scholarships: Public School Students
Earlier this afternoon [April.18], Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith joined Ian Truran, President & CEO, Capital G Bank and Capital G Trust, to announce a special scholarship initiative for students in the public school system. Dame Jennifer said, “I was humbled that out of all of the entities in our surrounding community that Capital... Read more of this article
Dame Jennifer: New School Transfer Rules
The procedure for transferring students within Government’s primary school system will now be subject to more stringent oversight to safeguard potentially at-risk children, Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith told the House of Assembly this morning [Mar. 11]. Dame Jennifer said while the Ministry did not want to obstruct the right of parents... Read more of this article
100 Women Honoured For Contributions
[Updated] Today [Mar 8] serves to celebrate International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. International Women’s Day honours the work of the Suffragettes, celebrates women’s success, and reminds us of inequities still to be redressed. This year... Read more of this article
Ministerial Statements: Education Budget
Today [Feb. 25] in the House of Assembly, Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith spoke in reference to the budget allocated to the Ministry of Education. Comparing 2010 to 2011, the Education Ministry’s budget has been reduced from $143.1 to $128.2 million. Dame Jennifer said: “Bermuda spends more per capita on Education than many of... Read more of this article
Dame Jennifer Visits West End Primary Students
The Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith recently spent time with an assembly full of West End Primary School students, when she launched their “Readers are Leaders” Programme. According to West End Principal, Sandra Smith, the “Readers are Leaders” Progamme involves prominent figures in the community visiting the school and sharing the... Read more of this article
Education Minister: Full Budget Statement
The Ministry of Education received the second largest percentage of funding in the 2011/12 Budget, with approximately 11.9% of estimated expenditure going towards education, which was second only to the Health’s Ministry’s 15.9%. But Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith said at a press conference following the Budget statement on Friday... Read more of this article
Dame Jennifer: It’s Back To Basics
[Updated with video] Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith said a back-to-basics approach which renewed emphasis on teaching and learning in Bermuda’s classrooms had characterised her first hundred days on the job. Speaking at a press conference today [Feb. 3] to mark the symbolic benchmark of Premier Paula Cox taking office, Dame Jennifer said... Read more of this article
Video: Dame Jennifer Speaks on Education
Education Minister Dame Jennifer Smith spoke after the Throne Speech yesterday [Nov 5] saying she intends to “under promise and over deliver so you won’t hear her saying a whole lot today about what education is going to do.” Saying “we have our work cut out for us,” Dame Jennifer said she “would rather get to work... Read more of this article
Video & Bio: Minister Dame Jennifer Smith
This afternoon [Nov 1] Dame Jennifer Smith was sworn in at Government House, taking on the position of Minister of Education, which was previously held by Elvin James, who is no longer in Cabinet. Dame Jennifer had previously held the position of Deputy Speaker of the House, which she resigned in order to accept a Cabinet position. Easily receiving... Read more of this article
