Pressure on Guernsey's Education Committee to clarify two-school model plans
The former President and Vice President of Guernsey's Education Committee is calling for the current team to clarify plans to have a two-school model on the island.
In an open letter, Deputies Paul Le Pelley and Carl Meerveld say the present panel has had plenty of time to come up with a new fully-costed system.
The previous committee proposed plans to create three non-selective secondary schools but they were rejected in favour of the two-school model at the beginning of the year.
The former committee members say they are concerned about the effects that 'the uncertainty surrounding the proposed two-school model' may have on the education system.
They say that large numbers of teachers left the service this summer and that more parents are deciding to send their children to the private colleges.
The current President of the committee, Deputy Matt Fallaize, responded to the criticism by saying the members of the previous committee are 'determined to refight old battles'.
Deputy Fallaize also says that the committee will announce which two sites will be used for secondary education before the October half term.
He says this will provide teachers with more certainty and will commit the team to consulting the wider community on some of the details of the project.