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BBC News
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Guernsey's Liberation Day music line up announced
The full music line up for Guernsey's 80th Liberation Day celebrations on 9 May has been year marks the 80th anniversary of the departure of German forces, who invaded the island on 30 June will be music performances throughout the day on North Beach, Albert Pier and Castle Cornet. Deputy Sue Aldwell, from the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture, said live music had "always played a key part in our Liberation Day celebrations". On North Beach, entertainment will start at 12:00 BST with poems from the recent Guernsey Arts Liberation 80 Poetry read by the poets. There will also be music from local composers like Elizabeth Beacom and Lydia Jane Pugh. Albert Pier will host a Beat the Retreat from the Bugles and Drums of the Stedfast Castle Cornet, Guernsey Arts has curated a programme of live performances throughout the will be performances from Cor Damme Lars, Living History by Guernsey Museums and Viv Roussel, formally of The Blondettes.
BBC News
17-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
International Baccalaureate diploma pause devastating
Two students, who were supposed to begin their International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) in September, say they are "angry" over the decision to pause the course for the next academic and Shea said they were told about the decision a day before their offers were due to come out."I didn't get much time to process what I was doing, it was straight from you're not doing International Baccalaureate, now pick your A-levels," Ben saidThe Committee for Education, Sport and Culture said only 14 students had signed up to the diploma for the 2025/2026 academic year and pausing the course would allow teachers to be used more "effectively". 'Unreasonable and devastating' "I get more angry as I think about it because it seems quite unreasonable and really quite devastating," Shea said."It feels a bit like a personal violation letting us know so late, although the actual final choice was made the day we found out, I think education [The Committee for Education, Sport and Culture] could've gone about it in a better way. "They could've let the school know earlier so that we could have more time to decide what we'll do next."Ben, who wants to go to Cambridge University, said he could not think of a "single benefit" of pausing the said: "There is no logical pathway that I can go down, from the start of this year when we were given International Baccalaureate as an option and all encouraged to do it, to it being cut off to all of us in such a quick space of time." President of the committee, Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen, said there was not enough uptake for the course to be viable."The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme has been and remains a valued part of our Sixth Form Centre's curriculum for some years now."However the educational experience of the students, with so few in each class, with the inevitable transfer of some students to other subject areas at the beginning of these courses, would have been suboptimal. "With this decision to pause the diploma, school leaders can now use staff more effectively to make a wider impact across education."
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Post-16 baccalaureate diploma programme paused
The post-16 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) run at Guernsey's Sixth Form Centre has been paused due to a low number of students signing up. The decision has been made for the 2025/26 academic year as only 14 students registered for the programme. The Committee for Education, Sport and Culture said if it had gone ahead, many classes would have had only one or two students in each, as a wide range of subjects had been chosen by the students. It said students who had started their IBDP in the 2024/25 academic year will not be affected by the pause, and their two-year course will continue to run into next academic year. Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen, President of the committee, said: "The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme has been and remains a valued part of our Sixth Form Centre's curriculum for some years now. "With this decision to pause the diploma, school leaders can now use staff more effectively to make a wider impact across education." Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Calls to keep sixth form at Les Varendes Sixth form centre will be 'supportive environment' States of Guernsey - Education
BBC News
10-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Guernsey post-16 baccalaureate diploma programme paused
The post-16 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) run at Guernsey's Sixth Form Centre has been paused due to a low number of students signing decision has been made for the 2025/26 academic year as only 14 students registered for the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture said if it had gone ahead, many classes would have had only one or two students in each, as a wide range of subjects had been chosen by the said students who had started their IBDP in the 2024/25 academic year will not be affected by the pause, and their two-year course will continue to run into next academic year. Deputy Andrea Dudley-Owen, President of the committee, said: "The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme has been and remains a valued part of our Sixth Form Centre's curriculum for some years now."With this decision to pause the diploma, school leaders can now use staff more effectively to make a wider impact across education."
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
College grants to be based on student numbers
Private colleges in Guernsey will still get States funding in future - but will no longer receive a lump sum. It follows a call to end government grants given to the island's three independent colleges. Instead politicians agreed to replace the lump sum with a per student grant system - so if the colleges take fewer in the future they would receive less money. The changes to the proposals from the education committee mainly came through an amendment laid by Deputy Gavin St Pier who said the move "really acknowledges that we need to recognise the role that they play and ensure their stability". He said: "The colleges play a significant role in our education system, whether you like it or not." The Committee for Education, Sport and Culture had hoped to reallocate a the money to States-run schools. The grants totalled £723,000 in the 2019/20 academic year and are expected to total about £2.85m for the 2025/26 academic year. Going forward the grant will increase in line with inflation and the money will be ring fenced and the maximum grant on this model cannot exceed the total for the 2025/26 academic year adjusted annually by RPIX. Each year's subsidy is to be calculated based on the number of qualifying students on the 31 October in the preceding academic year. Politicians also agreed to give the colleges a five-year notice period if they wanted to reduce or withdraw the grant to allow them time to plan for any change. Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to College cuts could have wider impact - P&R Colleges maintain position ahead of funding debate IoD urges States to fund independent colleges States of Guernsey
