Heritage education reaching every school in Jersey

Mont Orgueil Castle was the most visited site for school visits

A record number of schoolchildren in Jersey are learning more about their island's history, says Jersey Heritage.

The charity's education team said it had linked up with pupils at every school in Jersey for the first time.

It said this meant more than 11,500 children had received heritage education, either through a visit to an historic site or outreach work.

Jersey Heritage attributed this success partly to an increase in government funding.

Helen Otterwell, Jersey Heritage's head of education, said in comparison with the UK, Jersey is "bucking the trend".

"We've seen a significant increase in the number of students we've connected with and it is fantastic to think that so many of them have either visited or learnt about a part of the island's rich history," she said.

"Each of them will have come away knowing more about Jersey's story and, in some cases, how big topics such as the Stone Age and Second World War relate to our small island."

The education team said castles and stone age history remained among the most popular subjects.