Secondary school education scrapped in Sark

Students aged 13 or over will no longer be able to receive an education in Sark after politicians voted in favour of scrapping the secondary school system tonight.

From 1 September young people who are beyond Year Eight will have the option to live with a host family in Guernsey, to go to school there, or to be home-schooled.

Romany Heartford, whose husband is the Headteacher Of Sark's only school, says the family feel so strongly against the reforms they are leaving the island.