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Education (Provided Schools - Amendment of Law) (Jersey) Regulations 201-

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A decision made 24 February 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2016-0009

Decision Summary Title :

Removal of school name and change of school name from Schedule 1 – Education Law

Date of Decision Summary:

12th February 2016

Decision Summary Author:

 

Director Policy & Planning

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Removal of school name and change of school name from Schedule 1 – Education Law

Date of Written Report:

22nd  February 2016

Written Report Author:

Director Policy & Planning

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject:  To change the name of ‘Jersey College for Girls Preparatory School’ to ‘Jersey College Preparatory School’ with effect from September 2016 and to remove the name of St. James’ School from Schedule 1 (Article 3) of the Education (Jersey) Law 1999 with immediate effect.

Decision(s): The Minister approved for lodging ‘au Greffe’ the Draft Education (Provided Schools – Amendment of Law) (Jersey) regulations 201-, which would change the name of Jersey College for Girls Preparatory School’ to ‘Jersey College Preparatory School’ with effect from September 2016 and remove the name of St. James’ School with immediate effect.

Reason(s) for Decision: Jersey College for Girls Preparatory School is a mixed co-educated school from Reception Class to year 2. At Key Stage 2 (years 3-6) the school is female only. There are currently 99 boys educated at the school. For this reason the Minister has agreed to a change of name for the school to ‘Jersey College Preparatory School’ to reflect the mixed intake of pupils in Reception and Key Stage 1 classes.

 

St. James’ School was the special school for primary aged pupils with Social and Emotional Behavioural Difficulties (SEBD). This school was integrated into a mainstream primary school in 2011-12 following a restructuring of this provision with greater emphasis placed on inclusive work in Jersey’s primary schools. Both the resources and staff were relocated with the provision being based in a mainstream primary school.

 

Provided schools are listed under Schedule 1 (Article 3) of the Education (Jersey) Law 1999. The States may by Regulation amend Schedule 1.

Resource Implications: None

Action required: The Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange for the draft regulations to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ for consideration by the States on 26th April 2016

Signature:

Position: 

Minister for Education

Date Signed:

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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