Category: Education
Students learn importance of being prudent with finances
82 students from Beaulieu School will this week be learning the importance of being prudent with their money as part of a series of educational seminars organised by Lloyds TSB. The series, which has been running for seven years, is more popular than ever before, with schools now approaching Lloyds TSB to request that their [...]
IT project presses new buttons
Children as young as four and five will start learning ‘code crunching’ and other computing skills as part of a new project being launched by Education, Sport & Culture. From September, IT teachers from Hautlieu will start sharing their expertise with staff and students in primary schools. The project starts in St Martin and d’Auvergne [...]
Library to close for two days for essential maintenance
Jersey’s Town Library is to close on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th May so that essential work can be carried out of the air handling and cooling system in time for the summer. Jersey Property Holdings are in the process of updating the system. During the project it has become apparent that some equipment has [...]
Trackers Apprentices: Your chance to be hired
Islanders who want to join the Trackers Apprenticeship programme have until Sunday 28 April to complete an application to start this year. Up to 55 additional places will be available on the new programme from September 2013. Trackers, which was launched last year and offers a modern style training for people alongside workplace experience, is [...]
Open Evening for 2013/2014 Applications
The Jersey International Business School University Centre will be holding an Open Evening on Thursday 25th April from 5.30pm-7.00pm. The degree is suitable for school leavers, people looking to change career and mature students. This is an excellent opportunity to find out more about the BSc (Hons) International Financial Services degree and the associated work [...]
Three new head teachers appointed
New head teachers have been selected for three of Jersey’s States primary schools and will take up the posts this year. The successful candidates are as follows: • St Saviour’s Primary School Kirstie Williams (40), who is currently deputy head at First Tower School, will take over as head from Kate Sugden at St Saviour [...]
Planning keep glasshouse site for commercial use
The Planning and Environment Minister has turned down an application to build 25 homes on the De La Mare florist and nurseries glasshouse site in Grouville. De La Mare Nurseries has been trying to get permission to develop its site for a number of years. It appealed an earlier refusal in the Royal Court. The [...]
Jersey Music Service: Details of proposed charging scheme
The Education, Sport and Culture Minister has today lodged a report and proposition seeking States approval for the introduction of charges for the Jersey Music Service. States Members previously approved Comprehensive Savings Review proposals that included a reduction in the budget of the Jersey Music Service and the introduction of charges for the extra-curricular music [...]
Jersey hosts ‘Islands of the World’ conference
Highlands College University Centre, in partnership with Hautlieu School, will be hosting an international conference on small islands next year. The theme of the conference is ‘Challenges and success’. Almost 300 international experts and academics in the field of island studies are expected to attend the International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) biennial conference, entitled [...]
Prince’s Trust students host ‘Come Dine With Me’
Nine students from the Prince’s Trust XL group delivered by the Jersey Youth Service at Le Rocquier School are planning, cooking and serving a meal for invited guests on Friday 08 March. They are hosting their own ‘Come Dine With Me’ as part of the training to improve their life skills. Chicken tikka masala, sausage [...]
