Schools plans release delayed

Monday 01 July 2019

After initially saying the more detailed plans for the future of secondary education would be released by the end of June, and then on the 1 July, the plans won't now be out until the end of this week.

Earlier today, the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture released information outlining how equality of opportunity would be at the forefront of the plans for the One School/Two Colleges model the island has adopted.

According to Education, Sport & Culture President Matt Fallaize, all students in mainstream States’ schools will have access to a range of subject choices and facilities which cannot be provided in each of the four existing schools.

When it released that update, ESC also said further information, including the anticipated costs of delivering the new model of secondary education alongside the Guernsey Institute were to be released today, Monday 1 July.

While estimated figures for delivering the project have now been released, ESC has decided to withhold the Policy Letter until Friday at 13:30 but no reason has been given.

The costs reveal some possible good news, with ESC saying the previously given estimates for delivering the new structures for post 11, post 16 and further education have revealed some savings compared to previous estimates. 

The Committee will be asking the States for £157.3 million total capital funding after the States were previously advised that the new model of education would cost around £165 million in capital costs.