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Worrying number of children arriving at school without eating breakfast We profile one local primary school breakfast club Parenting feature about how the issue should be tackled Take part in our poll THE Education Department could team up with a charity which cooks for struggling families in an effort to reduce the number of children […]

Court rules two nurseries were treated unfairly by Education Department. Organic Kids rejected from the Island’s directory of nurseries. What is the Nursery Education Fund? Find our below. TWO nurseries barred from applying to be placed on a register of local childcare organisations have been treated unfairly by the Education Department, the Royal Court has […]

States schools should be given more funding to improve GCSE results, says Le Rocquier head. Similar schools in UK receive funding but none exists in Jersey. Education department has to make savings of £10.7 million Do you agree with Mr Slater? Take our poll below. HUNDREDS of thousands of pounds of extra funding should be […]

LOANS to help support Islanders who go to university could be introduced as early as next year, the Education Minister has said.

Many more Jersey parents are taking children out of school for holidays than in the UK Education Department has promised to take steps to combat the growing problem While unauthorised absences were down, overall attendence rates were up Should parents be allowed to take children on holiday during school? Take our poll below JERSEY’S schools […]

States Question Time round-up below UK-style student loan system ‘unlikely’ to be introduced in Jersey Question Time in numbers A STUDENT loans system similar to the one already in use in the UK is ‘unlikely’ to be introduced in Jersey, the Education Minister has said. ALL 49 elected Members were present at the start of […]

Town Park to host permanent skate park after successful trial Jersey Youth Service provided equipment in move supported by police Skaters warned not to use steps at front of the park Should skaters be allowed to use the roads? Take our poll A SKATE PARK is to become a permanent feature at the Millennium Town […]

Senator Sir Philip Bailhache, who is also the Island’s External Relations Minister, said he has visited a number of bilingual primary schools in London and hopes to make a return visit with Education Director Justin Donvan and the new Education Minister, Deputy Rod Bryans.

There are ‘no plans’ to raise GST, the Chief Minister confirmed in the States on Tuesday None of Jersey’s psychiatrists are registered with the UK-based professional body, The Royal College of Psychiatrists ‘Too early’ for the Health Minister to say where he will be making cuts in department The JEP’s political commentator Christine Hebert enjoys […]