Uncertainty as Guernsey States prepares to resume debate on secondary education

• Video report by ITV Channel's Katherine Levy

Uncertainty continues over the future of secondary and post-16 education in Guernsey as deputies continue to disagree on a way forward.

The Committee for Education Sport and Culture's plans will be debated in the States of Guernsey tomorrow (8 September).

They are proposing three 11-16 schools, a new sixth form centre built at Les Ozouets and the closure of La Mare de Carteret High School.

• Andrea Dudley-Owen, President of Committee for Education Sport and Culture

The debate on how to reform secondary education in Guernsey has rumbled on for more than a decade with numerous amendments having been voted down, including a controversial two-school model.

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Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen said the latest model had been chosen after "extensive consultation" with teachers, however the National Education Union remains skeptical.

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