Various meetings are coming up over the next few days to promote the views of both sets of deputies - the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture and the four independent deputies who are proposing the alternative model.

The official proposals for three all ability secondary schools, catering for 11-16 year olds, with a sixth form college and a further and higher education institute have been designed following previous States debates which saw selection at 11 scrapped and a decision to reduce the number of States funded and run secondary schools from four to three.  

The alternative proposals are for two secondary schools, catering for 11-18 year olds with higher education offered through the College of Further Education. The two school model has been researched and formally proposed by deputies Matt Fallaize, Richard Graham, Rhian Tooley and Mark Dorey as a direct alternative to the official proposals for a three school model from the Committee for ESC.

The States of Guernsey are due to debate both models during a meeting starting on Wednesday 17 January with amendments already lodged to be debated as well. Those amendments include the proposals for the two school model as well as an amendment from the President and Deputy President of ESC to amend their own plans for the sixth form college and high education provision and a further amendment from former deputy ESC President, Deputy Carl Meerveld to further explore plans for post 16 education in the Bailiwick.

Ahead of the States' meeting, two public meetings and two drop in sessions have been planned, with one of each on both the official and alternative proposals:

The public meeting on Thursday 11 January will be live streamed on Facebook via the States of Guernsey's page for those who can't attend in person but still wish to hear what is said.

There is more information on all of the proposals and the meetings and drop in sessions here.