Government handling of exams branded 'inept' by Guernsey's former Chief Minister

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The former Chief Minister has labelled the government's handling of international exams as "breathtakingly inept". Credit: ITV Channel TV

Guernsey's former Chief Minister has labelled the government's handling of international exams as "breathtakingly inept".

Deputy Gavin St Pier's comments come after it was announced yesterday (6 March) that these will in fact go ahead this year, despite students already being told they had been cancelled.

A further press release sent a matter of hours later saw a U-turn on this decision.

Approximately 60% of students at the Sixth Form Centre take some form of international qualification, including A-Levels in media and IGCSEs in PE, DT and Latin.

Deputy St Pier has written to the Committee calling for more clarity around the decision.

The committee has since apologised to students for any upset caused, saying "we believe it should have been cascaded directly to students via their schools".

  • WATCH ITV Channel's interview with Deputy St Pier here...