Deputy seeks 11-plus delay, but to decide on La Mare
A BID will be made to delay a decision on radical changes to the island's secondary education system.
An amendment is being prepared that would allow deputies to vote on the La Mare de Carteret rebuild and separately for the remainder of Education's proposals, including the abolition of the 11-plus, to be debated as a Green Paper, or discussion document.
Vale deputy Mary Lowe is behind the amendment that would delay decisions on key aspects of Education's proposals, which also include moving to have one secondary school over four sites.
'It will allow parents, teachers and the community to have more time,' she said.
'It is not kicking it down the road. We know Education had gone out to consultation and they came forward with some plans, which many feel are radical. Time must be given for people to take that on board.
'You cannot change education overnight.'
Her two-part amendment would call on the new Committee for Education, Sport and Culture to return to the States within a year with plans for secondary education.
