“ANTI-SOCIAL and criminal behaviour” at a school set up to support children with additional needs is “being addressed”, according to the Education Minister – but the government has refused to confirm the nature of the issues or the number of students impacted. On Saturday, the JEP exclusively revealed that students at La Sente were due to […]
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Bid for greater funding for apprenticeships defeated
A MOVE to increase apprenticeship grants from the current rate of £1,852 per student to a maximum of £2,350 per student to factor in inflation was soundly defeated. Deputy Inna Gardiner also wanted to see an apprenticeship grants funding model introduced rather than funding them as part of general departmental budgets. The Public Accounts Committee […]
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Government resolves year-long dispute with educational psychologists union
A YEAR-LONG dispute which saw an educational psychologists union refuse to advertise Jersey jobs amid fears that the Island was an “unsafe” place to work has been resolved. The Association of Educational Psychologists, which represents the profession, last year said it was no longer recommending the Island as an “appropriate or safe place” to its […]
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Education Minister commits to match uni tuition fee rises
TUITION fee grants for students studying at university will be increased to match the UK’s planned inflation-level rise, the Education Minister has confirmed. Deputy Rob Ward said he “intends to increase the maximum tuition fee grant accordingly” for Jersey students currently studying at university in England or planning to from September 2026. It comes as […]
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Hopes educational psychologist service will be ‘back to normal’ by September after Jersey dubbed ‘unsafe’ place to work
THERE will be a “back-to-normal” educational psychology service by the time children return to schools in September, it has been claimed. Jersey was designated an “unsafe” place to work by the Association of Educational Psychologists in November last year, with the union stating that it would no longer recommend Jersey as an “appropriate” place to […]
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Former minister’s bid to change nursery funding scheme is defeated
A BID to secure extra funding to enable a higher hourly rate for the provision of nursery care was defeated. Deputy Inna Gardiner’s Budget amendment was critical of Education Minister Rob Ward for not meeting with the Jersey Early Years Association and being unable to reach an agreement. The Budget proposed an offer of £11 […]
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Children's Library reopens after 18-month renovation
JERSEY’S new children’s library has reopened following a “mammoth” 18-month refit and will provide a “lively and welcoming” environment to young Islanders, according to the government. The remodel of the space in Jersey Library features a nautical theme along with “more nooks to curl up with a good book”, and was inspired by thoughts and […]
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Government to buy new town school site for “nominal amount” of £1
THE former Jersey Gas site will be sold to the government for a “nominal amount” of £1 to progress plans for a new town primary school. Published last week, the government’s Budget revealed that the Infrastructure Minister had come to an agreement with Andium Homes to buy the Gas Place site on Tunnell Street. In […]
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Membership declaration to form part of politicians’ code of conduct
A NEW code of conduct for States Members is set to require politicians to declare membership of “certain organisations”, although Freemasonry will not be specifically mentioned. During question time in the States Assembly, the chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee was challenged about whether Members would be required to include Freemasonry in the declaration […]
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Minister to consider relevance of Christian worship in Jersey schools
JERSEY’s Education Minister is to review the Island’s requirement for weekly “broadly Christian” worship in schools. The Children, Young People, Education and Skills Department confirmed that Deputy Rob Ward will discuss the subject at the next Religious Education Advisory Council meeting in October. It comes in the wake of a humanist group’s criticism of a […]
