A TEACHER union representative has backed La Mare de Carteret High for owning up and putting exceptional measures in place to help students with ‘significant gaps’ in their ICT coursework.

MOST people agree that now is not the right time to scrap the 11-plus exam, a Guernsey Press online survey has shown.

YEAR 6 students will receive their 11-plus results on Saturday 26 May after Education struck a deal with Guernsey Post to deliver them.

VITAL evidence that could have cleared or condemned former director of Education Derek Neale over complaints about his management style may have been destroyed.

A PROPOSAL to drop English and maths exams from the 11-plus is misguided, Chamber of Commerce president Julian Winser has said.

A CONSULTATION on whether the 11-plus should be trimmed could be hijacked by those who want it scrapped altogether, deputies opposed to selection have warned.

YEAR 6 pupils could sit just two 11-plus papers instead of seven in the future.

TEACHERS have been taking part in anti-bullying workshops run by a national charity.

COMMUNITY involvement can make a difference to the reading ability of children, a primary school with a successful volunteer partnership has said.

MULTIPLE exams make the 11-plus onerous and it could be slimmed down and achieve similar results, according to one primary head.

ST ANDREW’S Primary School has been turning away students because some of its classes are at full capacity and that should be enough to justify it staying open, its head teacher has said.

EDUCATION is expected to consider closing primary schools as it looks to cope with falling pupil numbers and make savings of £1.6m.