The Education debate saga is acquiring all the horrible fascination of a slow-motion car crash. The problem is that the Committee for Education, Sports & Culture will not release the information which it promised the States and general public, in order to allow proper scrutiny of their suggested policies.
A SECOND drop-in session for people to ask questions about the future of secondary education showed there are still mixed feelings about the committee’s plans.
EDUCATION Committee member Andy Cameron is refusing to refer himself to the States members code of conduct panel, although he says the committee has asked him to.
Will Education, Sport & Culture’s favoured secondary school model succeed in winning the approval of States members? Henry Smith considers the potential pitfalls – and whether they can be overcome
Richard Graham gives his analysis of last week’s revealing States meeting
Intensive farming might produce cheaper beef, but grass-fed cows are happier and healthier, says Horace Camp – which is why he believes Guernsey’s children deserve a school model that is not focused purely on efficiency or cost.
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THE States member who leaked confidential notes revealing the views of Les Varendes teachers, will have his actions discussed again by the committee in charge of government rules.
LA MARE de Carteret High School is being thrown a lifeline, alongside a warning that the planned closure would bring devastating consequences for the island’s most deprived pupils.
TEACHERS at La Mare de Carteret School have launched a blistering attack on Education, Sport & Culture over its preferred school model.
IN A LETTER sent to all deputies four teachers, including three department heads, have accused Education of failing to run the committee efficiently, not providing enough information, favouring Grammar over La Mare, despite Grammar needing repairs, claiming that their school was not fit for purpose without evidence, and providing conflicting information...
MEMBERS of the Committee for Education have turned down requests for individual interviews from the Guernsey Press on the proposals for the reorganisation of secondary and post-16 education.
A VOCAL opponent of the one school on two sites secondary school model believes that Education, Sport & Culture’s new proposal will find support in the States.
THE other members of Education, Sport & Culture were left ‘surprised and disappointed’ when colleague Andy Cameron turned against its secondary school and post-16 proposals at the last minute.
Race is an important issue for the monarchy after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex accused an unnamed member of the royal family of a racist comment.
