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Updated: November 2016
The future of secondary and post-16 education
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The Uniform Grant is a means tested benefit, issued annually, intended to assist you in providing a basic school uniform for your children. The amount of grant...
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This page will explain the steps you need to take to register your child for school (Primary and Secondary) and also answer some questions which you may have on...
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All States-maintained schools have some form of uniform. This ranges from formal blazers and ties to sweatshirts and polo shirts. The adoption of a school unifo...
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The School Attendance Service (previously called the Education Welfare Service) is one of several education support services available to Island schools. The Se...
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For those leaving education and seeking employment or an apprenticeship, visit the Careers website . For information on the annual Careers show, follow this lin...
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Your child's first day at primary school is a big step. You and your child will be invited to visit your catchment school, meet your child's teacher and some of...
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Each year, school leavers and graduates are surveyed to determine what they were doing after having left full time education.
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2023 The statutory public holidays for 2023 are as follows: Monday 2 nd January New Year's Day Friday 7 th April Good Friday Monday 10 th April Easter Monda...
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We encourage pupils to use public transport, the schools' bus service or to cycle or walk to school to help reduce traffic around schools and on island roads in...
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The Annual Reports on Public Primary Schools in Guernsey 1900-1920 Education in Guernsey continued throughout both World Wars. As part of a wider project to hel...
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The Children's Dental Service is a dedicated service for pre-school and school age children with particular needs. It provides dental and orthodontic treatment...
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News - Thursday 25 January 2024
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News - Wednesday 28 February 2024
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A new school and College of Further Education external education inspection agreement is now in place. Schools in Guernsey and Alderney were previously inspecte...
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In 2015 we launched a new phase of school inspections based on the Education Scotland Framework 'How Good is Our School?' As in previous phases of school inspec...
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It is important that parents and carers understand their legal responsibilities in relation to their children's attendance at school. Compulsory school age appl...
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Term Dates for all schools until July 2028.
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School Nurses work across Education and Health, providing a link between school, home and the community in order to improve the health and wellbeing of school a...
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Apart from teachers, lecturers and learning support assistants, we employ many other people to work in our schools. School Administrator The three High Schools...
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The majority of children in Bailiwick schools enjoy learning, work hard and behave well. We recognise, however, that there is a small number of pupils who do be...
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More than 80% of young people choose to stay in full time education after completing Year 11. The latest figures show around 87% of young people are either choo...
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News - Tuesday 23 January 2024
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The SEN Code of Practice is a document that outlines how schools and services provided by the States of Guernsey should give help to children with special educa...
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The Education Office's policy directive on drug, alcohol and tobacco education and the management of related incidents supports the States of Guernsey Combined...
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Find out which catchment school your child will go to
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The Education (Guernsey) Law 1970 states that parents have a legal duty to cause their children of compulsory school age (i.e. 5 to 16 years) to receive "effici...
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Education Services offers a wide range of facilities for hire to groups and the general public. The hire of school facilities is predominantly offered at: Baubi...
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We take any incidents or allegations of bullying very seriously. We make it absolutely clear that we will not tolerate bullying in any of our schools, whether p...
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The Educational Psychology Service (EPS) is based at Sir Charles Frossard House. The Service applies psychology to the education of all children and young peopl...
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The States of Guernsey Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure provides services in the following areas: provision and promotion of scheduled bus service...
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In the event of severe weather affecting the island, we will assess the risks to children and young people travelling to and from school, and their attendance a...
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Exclusion can be a difficult and worrying time for both you and your child. This page guides you through the exclusion process. It explains your responsibilitie...
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The Communication, Interaction and Autism Service (CIAS) forms part of the continuum of provision to meet the needs of children and young people with communicat...
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'After clean water, vaccination is the most effective public health intervention in the world for saving lives and promoting good health.' In Guernsey, children...
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The Guernsey Music Centre is operated and run by the Guernsey Music Service. The Guernsey Music Service was established in 1978 and now supports more than 1000...
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We run a minibus transport service for pupils attending our special needs schools. If you have a child who goes to a special school they may be eligible to trav...
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The Child Development Service is a multidisciplinary team that provide quality care and support for children and young people aged 0-18 who have additional need...
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We encourage all our schools to work towards the Guernsey Healthy Schools Award. This is based on the national scheme designed to support and strengthen a schoo...
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We maintain three special schools for those pupils who require more specialist provision. We also operate two specialist bases within one of our primary schools...
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In September 2019, the four mainstream secondary schools started taking in all-ability year groups. This will allow all children in the future to be provided wi...
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The employer or, in the case of independent schools, the proprietor, is accountable for the health and safety of school staff and pupils. The day-to-day running...
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We are committed to promoting the health and well-being of all members of school and College communities. We recognise that food and nutrition play an important...
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To be confirmed for the coming year Students, parents and carers are all invited to attend a welcome event to support your child's transition to secondary schoo...
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Admission into States' Secondary Schools - Year 7 Intake Academic Year 2024-2025 In order to ensure that Secondary Schools have appropriate and accurate informa...
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Travel planning focuses on understanding peoples' travel habits and supporting changes to more sustainable alternatives. These alternatives could be to encourag...
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News - Tuesday 12 March 2024
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News - Friday 26 January 2024
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Good behaviour in schools is fundamental in order to create an environment of excellence and a culture of aspiration in all school activities. Good behaviour en...
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The 11+ selection process ran for the last time during the academic year 2017-2018. From September 2019, the four mainstream secondary schools will be taking in...
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Extra-curricular activities are those undertaken by children and young people outside of the normal school curriculum. There are many opportunities for young pe...
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The Education (Guernsey) Law, 1970, sets out a requirement for States' schools to make arrangements for an act of worship during the school day, although pupils...
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The Education Development Centre (EDC) is responsible for the organisation and coordination of in-service training for our schools, colleges and education profe...
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The States of Guernsey provides a range of statutory and non-statutory education, training and support services. Use the links below to find out everything from...
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We are a specialist peripatetic service supporting children with sensory impairments, from the age of detection to leaving full time education. We work with chi...
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From September, the four mainstream secondary schools will be taking in all-ability year groups. This will allow all children in the future to be provided with...
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From September, the four mainstream secondary schools will be taking in all-ability year groups. This will allow all children in the future to be provided with...
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On this page you will find details on what action various States of Guernsey Services will undertake in the event of snow and severe weather. Schools - Advice f...
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The EAL teacher works in partnership with Bailiwick schools to help meet the needs of pupils who are learning through English as an Additional Language. These d...
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Transition planning for students aged 14-19 with a Determination of Special Educational Needs What is Transition? 'Transition' means change and refers to the ti...
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Key Stage 3 covers Years 7 to 9 when students are aged from 11 to 14 years-old. The Key Stage 3 Curriculum provided by schools must ensure a smooth transition f...
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In the live briefing on Wednesday 10th February, Dr Brink confirmed that Surge Testing would be starting across areas where there were known cases of COVID-19....
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If you are moving to the Bailiwick of Guernsey (Channel Islands) and have a child or children who are of compulsory school age (5 to 16) and wish to register th...
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The Youth Commission for Guernsey and Alderney runs activity programmes and playschemes during the main school holidays. Playscheme is a fun yet rewarding envir...
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This section is for Preschool and Day Nursery Leaders, Owners, Managers and Practitioners. Early Years Quality Standards Framework All pre-schools and day nurs...
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Links for Registered Childminders and Registered Early Years Providers can be found below plus a Google Map showing locations of the Bailiwick's Registered Pres...
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While schools may involve a range of individuals and agencies in their health education programme, we employ a team of two part time qualified Health Profession...
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Learning Support Assistants provide support to both pupils and teachers - in primary, secondary and special schools and in further education. Over the past few...
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A scheme is provided by a UK contractor for the Guernsey Health and Safety Executive. The following activities are within the scope of the scheme. (see activiti...
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Schools and colleges offer a wider range of qualifications then ever before. This can make it difficult to choose which qualifications you want to pursue and so...
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If you can't afford to rent property on the private market or have support or care needs, you may wish to find out if you are eligible for . If you are relocati...
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There are two public libraries in Guernsey - the Guille-Allès and Priaulx Libraries. Both receive grant funding from the States of Guernsey. The States of Guern...
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Your school or Careers Guernsey can provide you with lots of information about different universities, colleges and courses on offer to help you make the right...
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Young Enterprise is a national education charity founded in the UK in 1963 and operated in Guernsey since 1982. Its purpose is to forge links between schools an...
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The Committee for Education, Sport & Culture is committed to delivering a consistently high standard of customer service for the Bailiwick's learners, families,...
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Schools and post-16 education providers play a vital role in helping young people develop their employability skills so that they are better prepared to enter t...
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The is part of the Children's Dental Service and was set up in 2022 to offer structured sessions to schools and preschools in line with the PHSE curriculum. We...
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If you are a first time buyer, i.e. you have not previously owned a home and therefore have no property to sell, and are struggling to get a foot on the propert...
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The College of Further Education welcomes thousands of students who enrol on courses every year. The College offers more than 300 different courses from part-ti...
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If your child is at school with flu-like symptoms during the Covid-19 pandemic, they may be sent home with an information pack. That pack can be found in the do...
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Our core focus is ensuring that our schools, our College of Further Education and other education support services are staffed with the best available teachers,...
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News - Thursday 15 February 2024
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The Committee for Education, Sport & Culture is changing the way the performance of schools and students are measured at the end of Key Stage 4 (GCSEs and equiv...
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Family allowance is a weekly tax free benefit payable to people living in Guernsey and Alderney who are bringing up children and meet eligibility criteria. Who...
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Safeguarding Children and Child Protection The Children Law (Guernsey and Alderney) 2008 states that all States Departments have a duty to work together and sha...
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Our of our core focuses is ensuring that our schools are staffed with the best available teachers, teaching assistants and other staff. We employ more than 1,00...
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The Foundation Stage covers pupils going into the Reception Year at school who are usually aged four or five. The States of Guernsey works co-operatively and in...
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Key Stage 4 covers students in Years 10 and 11 when they are aged between 14 and 16 years-old We aim to ensure that all 14-16 year olds have the opportunity to...
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As a parent, you have a vital role to play in your child's education and a legal duty to see that he/she receives it. We have a duty to provide education which...
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Teachers help children, young people and adults to learn by developing their understanding and creative thinking. To teach in States-maintained schools, you nee...
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States-maintained schools welcome applications from newly qualified teachers (NQTs). The progress of all local students undertaking initial teacher training pro...
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One of our priorities is to develop the use of ICT, alongside other strategies, to extend and improve learning. We have made a significant commitment over the l...
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Not all posts in States-maintained schools and the College of Further Education, part of The Guernsey Institute, can be covered by locally resident teachers and...
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In Guernsey it is illegal to smoke in most indoor places other than private homes (including restaurants, bars, cafes, hotels, church halls, sports centres, sho...
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Development of the island's Education Strategy, which has been a key priority for the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture for some time, extends to the del...
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News - Tuesday 06 February 2024
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News - Friday 02 February 2024
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Transforming our system for education... Investing in our island's future Guernsey continues to work toward the new model for Secondary and Post-16 Education,...