11-plus abolition comes under fire from all sides
RADICAL and far-reaching proposals for the future of the island's secondary education are being rushed through and public consultation has been ignored, some parents, politicians and islanders said yesterday.
The Education Department came under fire after announcing its historic proposals, which include scrapping the 11-plus and moving towards having one secondary school over four sites.
The recommendations will be debated in March but some, including the deputies that will debate them, think that is too soon.
Vale deputy Mary Lowe and St Peter Port North Deputy John Gollop were among those leading calls for the department's policy letter to be treated as a green paper – a discussion document to be used as a guide for the future.
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