Education

I have been employed as a teacher of Jèrriais within the Department for Education since 2000, and before then worked as a language teacher and also for a time as Assistant Education Officer at Jersey Zoo. I have also been involved in teaching the history of Jersey through the production of children's books and the teaching of Jersey Studies in primary schools.

Ministerial reorganisation has separated education from culture, however heritage and arts should be at the heart of learning, enabling integration and opportunity as part of the creative economy.

School facilities should be used most cost-efficiently to serve the whole community. Investment in digital technology in schools should enable them to be used effectively as community hubs outside of school hours. Given the large financial investment made in the facilities, we should get the best value out of them - this cross-fertilisation and integration in the community would also have educational and cultural benefits.

We need safe routes to schools.