School Redesign and Signature School Consultancy

The Ministry of Education Headquarters (the “Ministry”) of the Government is pleased to release this RFP inviting proposals for consultancy services to work with the Ministry and the Department of Education (“the Department”) to:

• Restructure the Bermuda Public School System;
• Redesign schools; and
• Design new specialized schools.

This is in support of the transformation of public education as articulated in the community- developed strategic plan, entitled Plan 2022: The Strategic Plan for Bermuda Public School Education. Plan 2022 is currently entering its second year of implementation by the Department, and is available at: Plan 2022 .

The Annual Report for Plan 2022, provides insights about some of the key milestones for the five strategic priorities for the period January 2018 to March 2019, and is available at: Plan 2022 Annual Report 2019.

Restructuring, School Design and Redesign

The Ministry understands restructuring, school design and redesign (hereafter referred to as “school (re)design”) as a remaking of schools and our school system in line with our vision for 21st century education for better educational delivery and outcomes for all of our students.
Therefore, in broad strokes, (re)design includes not only the structure of the school system, and schools, but also what happens within our school buildings.  This includes:

• High-quality leadership and teaching;
• Curricula and programmes that are diverse and meaningful to all students;
• Positive school climates and cultures;
• Physical environments that optimize learning and support and challenge the potential of our students; as well as,
• Involving   and   engaging   students,   families   and   staff    in   the   development   and implementation process for school re(design).

Therefore, (re)design is intended to support meaningful and authentic 21st century teaching and learning to help achieve our powerful community-developed vision, where: “All students are educated to lead personally and professionally, compete locally and contribute globally.”

Our vision is also supported by our mission: “To provide all students with equitable access to holistic, varied, and high quality instruction that is culturally relevant and empowers students to reach their full potential.” Both the vision and mission are derived from Plan 2022.

We also want to ensure that any school design and redesign embeds within it, Bermuda’s social, political, economic and cultural history and current context, the views of our stakeholders and community partners, and is consistent with our commitment to deliver Plan 2022.

Important Dates

All times listed are in Atlantic Standard Time (AST).