Schools news


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.


High school’s GCSE flop ‘was an avoidable appalling waste’

LOW results at La Mare de Carteret High were avoidable and an appalling waste of talent, according to the new acting head.


Department told schools to hide exclusion problem – claim

EDUCATION put pressure on schools to massage down exclusions statistics, it was claimed in the States yesterday.


Sixth-formers say States needs more young people in it

MORE young people need to stand for the States, a group of Grammar School Sixth Form students have said.


Heads welcome Education report

PUBLISHING Education’s annual report not only brings more transparency, but also give schools an opportunity to say how they are improving, primary school heads have said.


CI Junior schools’ football

Pictures from the recent CI junior schools’ football tournament which took place in Guernsey.


Mile walk to school OK for older children, say parents

SECONDARY school students are old enough and roadwise enough to walk to and from school, parents have said.


Snow teams will make sure schools are safe… or shut

HEAD TORCHES and de-icing chemicals have been issued to schools to help them stay open when it snows.


Elizabeth College intermediate team has plenty to talk about

ELIZABETH COLLEGE students triumphed at the Youth Speaks competition, winning both trophies.


Hiding the truth helps nobody

AFTER years of darkness, a harsh light has been shone on the island’s education service. A shroud of secrecy and misinformation has been pulled aside to expose some rather unpleasant truths.

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