A fertile field for debate
Philistines 23: Guernsey Heritage 12. That’s the appropriate epitaph for last week’s debate on the fate of the iconic field at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital.
Voices|Jul 20, 2022
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‘Spare bedrooms for health workers could be a solution’
USING redundant bedrooms in over-sized houses to put up healthcare staff could be a short-term option to resolve the ‘emergency’ in accommodating key workers in the sector, a former Health president has suggested.
News|Jul 18, 2022
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Education set for extra £1m. a year for secondary schools
AN ADDITIONAL £1m. is set to be spent each year by Education, Sport & Culture on secondary education.
News|Jul 14, 2022
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St Sampson’s High deemed inadequate in Ofsted report
AN EMERGENCY meeting has been called for St Sampson’s High School parents tonight, after the school was found to be inadequate in three out of four key areas by an Ofsted report.
News|Jul 13, 2022
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St Sampson's failing in three out of four areas
ST SAMPSON'S High School is operating 'inadequately' in three out of four key areas, an Ofsted report has found.
News|Jul 12, 2022
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£5m. in Covid recovery could be given to Education
EDUCATION could receive more than £5m. in additional funding over the next three years as part of the island’s Covid recovery plans.
News|Jun 17, 2022
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Committees have no right to deprive the electorate of their input
HOW SAD that the Guernsey Millennium Tapestry cannot be appreciated by as many people as it should. A lengthy and painstaking labour of love with no designated home. To think that it might leave our shores is disgraceful. Our government’s byword seems to be ‘You don’t know what you’ve got until you lose it’ Sausmarez Manor would be an excellent venue.
Readers' Letters|May 18, 2022
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Opinion is divided on the best way to celebrate liberation
PEOPLE of all ages will have memories of a wonderful Liberation Day and Liberation weekend as we look forward to celebrating Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee Weekend.
Readers' Letters|May 16, 2022
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Obscure aims
Last week’s States meeting featured yet more ideas for spending taxpayers’ money, from a toothless internal review to dumping unsightly rock armour at L’Ancresse, as Richard Graham reports.
Richard Graham|May 4, 2022
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Charity, ESC offer literacy training jointly
CHANNEL ISLANDS charity Every Child Our Future has partnered with the States to offer award-winning training opportunities for early years professionals to support children’s early literacy and development in Guernsey.
News|Apr 10, 2022
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Judges ‘blown away’ by Platinum Jubilee flag designs
A PRODUCTION artist has won a competition to create a Platinum Jubilee flag for Guernsey.
News|Mar 22, 2022
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St Sampson’s refuses to join the Liberation party
St Sampson's parish has accused Education, Sport & Culture of failing to organise Liberation Day celebrations adequately and has said it will boycott the parish-wide celebrations.
News|Mar 10, 2022
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Post-16 campus 'could be cultural game-changer'
Detailed plans to regenerate Les Ozouets campus for post-16 education have been submitted for planning permission.
News|Mar 10, 2022
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Does each Education Committee have to reinvent the wheel?
CAN the latest delay in our education system be used to consider whether its largest stakeholder, the taxpayer, will get value for money in improving local standards for all pupils aged 11-16?
Voices|Mar 7, 2022
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Now taxpayer looks to ESC to deliver savings
THE Committee for Education, Sport & Culture has eventually bowed to the inevitable and admitted that it will not be able to realise its goal for launching a new era in post-16 education from Les Ozouets campus in September 2024.
Guernsey Press Comment|Feb 21, 2022
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