Island Life, page 2

Chamber condemns plan to drop maths from 11-plus

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

People will choose disability champion

A STATES champion for disabled people will for the first time be chosen by the public.

Anti-11-plus campaigners could hijack consultation

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.

Education consults on slimmed down 11-plus

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

Cows replace donkeys in literacy project fund-raiser

ARTISTS have started work decorating the sculptures for this summer’s Cow Parade.

Teachers learn at Kidscape workshops

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

Reading to their KPMG partners doubles Amherst pupils’ progress

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

Primary head backs slimmed-down 11-plus

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

Where are these 800 empty spaces? asks St Andrew’s 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.

School closures are back on the agenda

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

HMS Affray crew is remembered 61 years on

THIS was what they waited 61 years to see.

Mulkerrin calls for primary changes

FREE preschool education, cutting the 11Plus from seven exams to two and dealing with an island surplus of 800 school places – which could lead to school closures – were all recommendations contained in a review of Primary Education.