Education director Mario Lundy

MAJOR reviews covering the 14+ transfer to Hautlieu and vocational training could transform the Island’s education system.

Reviews of funding, vocational courses, secondary options, demographic changes, higher education and inclusion are being carried out this year to see if the department is offering students enough choice, and whether it is being run efficiently enough.

Reviews on the departmental management structure, the 2005 cultural strategy, library service and fee policies are also being undertaken.

The announcement a fortnight ago that students at States secondary schools were going to get the chance to study vocational BTEC courses at Highlands College alongside the GCSE curriculum appears to give a clue about the direction the department is heading in.

It has already been announced that students at States secondary schools will be able to study vocational courses alongside the GCSE curriculum in future

Education director Mario Lundy said that the ten reviews – due to be completed between April and December this year – represented an important piece of work.