Deputy Le Pelley says the island's children "must be the priority".
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Quote Message: I don't want to be sniping all the time and actually trying to bring people down - that's not my nature. What I want is to make sure this committee actually does the very best it can for the youngsters in its care. We've got to get this sorted - we've got to have the best education service we can - and Guernsey's youngsters shouldn't be pawns in some kind of political game." from Deputy Paul Le Pelley States of Guernsey
I don't want to be sniping all the time and actually trying to bring people down - that's not my nature. What I want is to make sure this committee actually does the very best it can for the youngsters in its care. We've got to get this sorted - we've got to have the best education service we can - and Guernsey's youngsters shouldn't be pawns in some kind of political game."
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The JCSA Prospect Union held a mass meeting on Thursday night - attended by more than 300 States workers - which ended with an indicative vote suggesting overwhelming support for workers to take a tougher stance.
It will begin asking members this morning what they want to do next, while the National Education Union says its ballot will open after next week's half-term holidays.
The Jersey Association of Headteachers, the NASUWT and Unite are also considering industrial action.
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Dry and cloudy at first, but patchy rain will move in from the northwest later this morning.
Brighter later this afternoon, with sunny spells and a few showers.
A Guernsey deputy who posted a open letter on the education committee's one-school, two site plan before it was published is defending his actions, saying that the report published on Thursday lacks detail and costings.
Former committee president, Deputy Paul Le Pelley, wrote an open letter a week ago demanding that detailed costings, implementation timelines and transition models were included in new plans.
While the two schools chosen to host secondary education are "no surprise", Deputy Le Pelley says Guernsey's children must be the priority as the transition gets under way.
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The JCSA Prospect Union held a mass meeting on Thursday night - attended by more than 300 States workers - which ended with an indicative vote suggesting overwhelming support for workers to take a tougher stance.
It will begin asking members this morning what they want to do next, while the National Education Union says its ballot will open after next week's half-term holidays.
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A Guernsey deputy who posted a open letter on the education committee's one-school, two site plan before it was published is defending his actions, saying that the report published on Thursday lacks detail and costings.
Former committee president, Deputy Paul Le Pelley, wrote an open letter a week ago demanding that detailed costings, implementation timelines and transition models were included in new plans.
He says Thursday's report - which revealed that St Sampson's and Les Beaucamps would be the two sites used for secondary education - lacks detail and costings.
While the two schools chosen to host secondary education are "no surprise", Deputy Le Pelley says Guernsey's children must be the priority as the transition gets under way.
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