Schools would be successful if independent
THE debate on secondary education has yet again been dominated by matters relating to real estate and building contracts. With apologies to those who are tired of reading my views on this subject over the last 40 years, I would like to introduce some terms that may not have featured during the discussions that led to the latest version of the Education, Sport & Culture policies that have remained unacceptable to most islanders. Among the terms I would like to introduce are quality, efficiency, accountability, transparency, acceptability and social mobility. Any consideration that includes these matters must focus mainly on the way the service is structured and how it is managed.