Education News
Wot no Education?
Education Law The Prevention of Discrimination Ordinance will not commence for parts relating to the provision of education until at least 2025. This was to enable the States to update the Education Law. However, the States were not [...]
Education Law – Consultation
Education have a consultation out on the new Education Law. It has not provided the full details of the draft Law at this stage but is asking questions around the proposed main changes. To read more and to find [...]
Education Meeting 17th February 2023
The GDA is holding a Members meeting, focussed on education at Les Cotils, in the Carol Hines Room, on Friday 17th February 2023 at 12:00. We will welcome David Stumpf from Education to the meeting from 12:30 to 13:45 [...]
GWP release and member meeting
The Government Work Plan (GWP) stage 2 policy letter was published 17th June 2021 you can view it here We will be discussing the contents of the GWP as our introduction to the member meeting Thursday 24th June 7pm [...]
Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) – 20th May
Celebrating in Guernsey We will be hosting a drop in at the Digital Greenhouse from 12:30-1:30pm Thursday 20th May, where you can meet members who will share their experience with a wide range of accessible technologies. A message from [...]
SEND Review meeting
SEND Review, commissioned by the previous Committee forEducation, Sport & Culture, was carried out by nasen (National Association for Special Educational Needs) The States have issued a media release on the Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) review [...]
First Meeting of the Discrimination Legislation Implementation External Stakeholder Group
The first meeting of the Discrimination Legislation Implementation External Stakeholder Group took place on the 25th February 2021. The GDA is represented on the group by Karen Blanchford. This Group will be looking at the implementation of the new discrimination [...]
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
The GDA is excited to see the extension of CRC locally The States of Guernsey media release: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child formally extended to Guernsey and Alderney Wednesday 09 December 2020 The United Nations [...]
Education Update – Catherine Hall
Education update at the GDA AGM by Catherine Hall GDA AGM Education update Impact of Covid. Special Educational Needs and Disability ( SEND ) Review. Secondary education ‘ pause and review’ Education law review COVID [...]
GDA Core update
Dear members It will not come as a surprise to many people that much of our core business has been paused while the community copes with CoViD-19. For now, matters like: The Disability and Inclusion Strategy Project [...]
SEND review by Education
by Catherine Hall, Education policy lead We welcome the news that there will be an independent review of the current provision available for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). This has been commissioned in partnership [...]