All of the island’s school PTAs were invited to a meeting held on Thursday evening at St. Andrew’s School to discuss proposals to make radical changes to the island’s primary school system.
Representatives from 5 schools attended with lively discussions covering all sides of the argument. There was general agreement that the impact of the proposals would be felt across the island. It was also agreed that there were many other consequences of these proposals that haven’t been adequately explored. For example traffic, class size increases, and the effect on the quality of education, and the social impact.
Actions were agreed between some school representatives including, among others, support for the blue ribbon campaign and increased dialogue with elected officials. In some quarters there was support for parts of Education’s proposals, but all outcomes received lively debate.
Whatever the end result, all agreed this joining up of PTAs should definitely be repeated for the greater good of all school communities.