Committee for Education, Sport & Culture - P.2017/110
P 2017 110 - PRC Letter of Comment (Including The Alternative Model report) [1Mb]
Amendment 1 - The Future Structure of Secondary and Post-16 Education in the Bailiwick - Dep C Meerveld & Dep P Ferbrache [394kb] Amendment 2 - The Future Structure of Secondary and Post-16 Education in the Bailiwick - Dep M Fallaize and Dep R Graham [382kb] Amendment 3 - The Future Structure of Secondary and Post-16 Education in the Bailiwick - Dep P Le Pelley & Dep A Dudley-Owen [402kb] Amendment 4 - The Future Structure of Secondary and Post-16 Education in the Bailiwick - Dep P Le Pelley & Dep A Dudley-Owen [403kb] Amendment 5 - The Future Structure of Secondary and Post-16 Education in the Bailiwick - Dep H Soulsby & Dep R Prow [396kb] Amendment 6 - The Future Structure of Secondary and Post-16 Education in the Bailiwick - Dep H Soulsby & Dep R Prow [383kb] Amendment 7 - The Future Structure of Secondary and Post-16 Education in the Bailiwick - Dep P Ferbrache & Dep J Kuttelwascher [301kb] Amendment 8 - The Future Structure of Secondary and Post-16 Education in the Bailiwick - Dep M Leadbeater & Dep C Meerveld [263kb]
The States are asked to decide:-
Whether, after consideration of the Policy Letter dated 10th November, 2017, of the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture, they are of the opinion:-
1. That full-time 16-19 education should be separate from 11-16 education, with A levels and International Baccalaureate qualifications delivered alongside full-time vocational, applied general and technical courses.
2. That mainstream States secondary schools should be a minimum of 600 pupils and a maximum of 1000 pupils aged 11-16 in line with research on optimal secondary school size.
3. That 11-16 education should be provided on three secondary school sites from September 2021 or as soon after as practical, with a transition period between September 2019 and September 2023.
4. That post-16 provision should be located on Les Varendes site (current Grammar School and Sixth Form Centre) and the Les Ozouets Campus of the College of Further Education.
5. That the three secondary school sites should be Baubigny, Les Beaucamps and a new secondary school on the current La Mare de Carteret site.
6. i. That a new 8 form entry secondary school should be built on La Mare de Carteret site.
ii. That enhanced sports facilities should be included as part of this development.
iii. That a new La Mare de Carteret Primary School should be built on La Mare de Carteret site subject to prioritisation in the next capital prioritisation cycle (from 2021).
7. That post-16 provision should be organised as follows:
i. A Sixth Form College on the Les Varendes site offering full-time courses (including A Levels, International Baccalaureate and full-time vocational, applied general and technical courses) predominantly aimed at 16-19 year olds; and
ii. A Further and Higher Education Institute on the Les Ozouets Campus offering apprenticeships, further and higher education, and part-time courses.
8. That the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture should return to the States by March 2019 with a policy letter setting out how post-16 provision will work in partnership with the Institute of Health and Social Care Studies and the GTA University Centre to become the Guernsey University College, including a co-designed governance model.
9. To delegate authority to the Policy & Resources Committee to provide funding from the Capital Reserve for a feasibility study of the Les Ozouets Site and to develop a plan for that site, which includes any synergies identified in Proposition 8, and for that plan to be presented to the States by March 2019.
10. That the following projects will be included within the Education Estate Development Phase 1 within the current capital prioritisation cycle (2017-2020) (Estimated total cost of £74m):
a. A new 8 form entry secondary school and, if approved under Proposition 6ii) enhanced community sports facilities, on La Mare de Carteret site;
b. Refurbishment and remodelling of Les Varendes site for post-16 provision.
11. That the following projects be included within the Education Estate Development Phase 2 (pipeline) and bids made during the next capital prioritisation cycle (2021 onwards) (Estimated total cost of £36m-£40m):
a. The redevelopment of La Mare de Carteret Primary School;
b. The redevelopment of Les Ozouets site for a Further and Higher Education Institute, including new workshop facilities;
c. If required in the future, an extension to Les Beaucamps High School to 6 forms of entry.
12. To delegate authority to the Policy & Resources Committee to:
a. Following a review of the outline business case for the new secondary school, give agreement for the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture to go out to tender for the rebuild of an 8 form entry secondary school and sports facilities on the La Mare de Carteret site; and,
b. Following a review of the full business case, open a capital vote of a maximum of £52.6m for this project, including phase 1 programme management costs, funded from the Capital Reserve.
13. To delegate authority to the Policy & Resources Committee to:
a. Following a review of the outline business case for the Les Varendes Site, give agreement for the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture to go out to tender for its refurbishment and remodelling for post-16 provision; and,
b. Following a review of the full business case, open a capital vote of a maximum of £21.4m for this project, funded from the Capital Reserve.
14. To increase the authority delegated to the Policy & Resources Committee to approve funding, from the Transformation and Transition Fund, for the Transforming Education and Training Services Programme by £2m to £2.75m in order to provide funding of a maximum of £2.5m in respect of the additional anticipated costs for the transition to the new system of secondary and post-16 education.
15. To note that the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture is committed to an inclusive system of education, ensuring that all children and young people have equality of opportunity to achieve their potential. All the proposals outlined in this policy letter support the aims of the Disability and Inclusion Strategy and comply with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The above Propositions have been submitted to Her Majesty's Procureur for advice on any legal or constitutional implications in accordance with Rule 4(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the States of Deliberation and their Committees.
In accordance with Rule 4(4) of the Rules of Procedure of the States of Deliberation and their Committees, it is confirmed that the propositions above have the unanimous support of the Committee with the exception of 6ii and 6iii and 11a which Deputy David De Lisle does not support.
