Our mandate

The mandate of the Education Department is:

(a) To advise the States on matters relating to:

• The provision of Education (including vocational and industrial training) in Guernsey, Alderney and Herm
• Youth Organisations
• The grant-aided Colleges
• The Guille-Allès Library and Priaulx Library

and to be responsible for

(i) The provision of statutory education and training in Guernsey, Alderney and Herm

(ii) Providing assistance for students taking courses of education and training not provided directly by the Department

(iii) The States Apprenticeship Scheme

(iv) The Education Development Centre

(v) The Schools' Music Service

(vi) The Youth Service

(vii) The Schools' Library Service

(viii) Youth employment and careers advice

(ix) The Holiday Play scheme

(x) Support Services for children with learning and communication difficulties, behavioural difficulties and sensory impairment

(xi) Lifelong Learning

(b) To develop, present to the States for approval as appropriate, and implement policies on the above matters for the provision of services, introduction of legislation and other measures which contribute to the achievement of strategic and corporate objectives.

(c) To exercise the powers and duties conferred on it by extant legislation.

(d) To exercise the powers and duties conferred on it by extant States resolutions, including all those resolutions, or parts of resolutions, which relate to matters for the time being within the mandate of the Education Department and which conferred functions upon the former:

• Advisory and Finance Committee
• Education Council

(e) To be accountable to the States for the management and safeguarding of public funds and other resources entrusted to the Department.

Children (Guernsey and Alderney) Law 2008

The new Children Law places an emphasis on States Departments working together with parents, families and other agencies to ensure that high standards of child welfare are maintained. The Law requires anyone who is working with children or young people to take action to protect or promote the child's welfare and to share information if they reasonably believe the child is at risk.

The Law also requires the establishment of a multi-agency Children and Young People's Plan. The Education Department works with other States Departments and agencies as a member of the Children and Young People Planning Group to plan for the provision of services to promote and safeguard the welfare of the children of Guernsey and Alderney.

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