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Elizabeth “Betty” Kawaley, was a veteran educator, author and a former president of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, described by family as patient but principled Mrs Kawaley served as BUT president between 1948 and 1949, making her just the second woman to hold the post. Kathy Lathan, her daughter, said: “All of the stories her […]

Public school teachers have yet to be paid salaries for September, according to union chiefs. Anthony Wolffe, the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers, also claimed that salary issues were “perpetual and occur each September” – the start of the academic year. In a September 30 letter to Kalmar Richards, the Commissioner of

The teachers’ union has renewed calls for an overhaul of the leadership at the Department of Education claiming its members are enduring “financial disruption” as a result of delayed payment and non-payment of wages. The Bermuda Union of Teachers also claims there are teacher shortages with staff working flat out to cover classes beyond what

The Bermuda Union of Teachers has expressed “grave concerns“ over public schools facing delays in the new academic year. Dante Cooper, the general secretary, issued a letter to the media yesterday calling for “a thorough and immediate assessment of leadership in the public education system” and reiterated two previous votes of no confidence in Kalmar

On September 2nd, 2019, several BUT members, family and friends, marched alongside our sister Unions in the Annual Labour Day celebrations. Before marching through Hamilton, participants heard speeches from BPSU President, Bro. Jason Hayward, ESTU President, Bro. Donald Lottimore, and our very own President Mr. Shannon James. Bro. James began his remarks by holding a

“Revolutionary” changes are needed in the island’s education system, according to the general secretary of the Bermuda Union of Teachers. Mike Charles told a crowd at the 38th Annual Labour Day Banquet last night that the Government had allowed a “second-class” public education system to continue unchanged. Mr Charles said: “A country that does not

We, as a body of professional educators, are not opposed to Standards-Based Education/Grading (SBG) and feel that it has the potential to be a very positive way forward for the Bermuda Public School System. We are, however, left deeply frustrated by how poorly it has been implemented. Since it was first introduced in 2015, we