:00:09. > :00:14.Good evening and welcome to the BBC in the Channel Islands. Here are
:00:14. > :00:19.today's top stories: Failing our children - that is the damning
:00:19. > :00:24.conclusion of an independent report into Guernsey's education system.
:00:25. > :00:27.Plus, a true friend and always there to help others - tributes to
:00:27. > :00:33.a 20-year-old man killed in a motorbike crash.
:00:33. > :00:43.And shipping waste to Jersey and kerbside recycling, Guernsey's new
:00:43. > :00:47.
:00:47. > :00:50.plans could double the bills for Guernsey's education system has
:00:50. > :00:55.failed. But as the stinging conclusion of an independent review
:00:55. > :00:59.released today. The report was compiled by Denis Mulkerrin, a
:00:59. > :01:03.Guernsey man and former head teacher who was an adviser to the
:01:03. > :01:08.Secretary of State. It followed disappointing GCSE results at the
:01:08. > :01:14.island's states run high schools. Pupils in England are now
:01:14. > :01:19.outperforming Guernsey's students at GCSE level. Earlier, I asked our
:01:19. > :01:25.reporter, Michael Caines, what were the main findings of the report. --
:01:25. > :01:32.Mike Wilkins. This report is damning of Guernsey's state run
:01:32. > :01:37.education system. Wet cost �70 million a year to educate the --
:01:37. > :01:42.when it cost �70 million a year to educate the children, the author
:01:43. > :01:47.says it is unacceptable. A lot of this has happened under your watch.
:01:47. > :01:51.Are you taking accountability for what has happened below? We should
:01:51. > :01:56.all take responsibility for the situation, the States as a whole,
:01:56. > :02:00.not just the policy council or education or indeed housing if
:02:01. > :02:05.there are housing issues pertaining to the retention of teachers. We
:02:05. > :02:09.have to look at this Corporal Lee. We have to give all the assistance
:02:09. > :02:13.to education. The report says Guernsey is insufficiently rigorous
:02:13. > :02:17.at inspecting schools and there is a policy of tell people nothing
:02:17. > :02:21.when it comes to sharing school reports with parents. It is being
:02:21. > :02:25.recommended that Guernsey follows England in the way it has a schools
:02:25. > :02:30.and gives more power to teachers to recruit and spend money. There is
:02:30. > :02:34.also a proposal to scrap the island's selective schools system
:02:34. > :02:37.and replace it with a comprehensive style system.
:02:37. > :02:42.Does the report say who is to blame?
:02:42. > :02:46.The report has found a culture of blame where the education
:02:46. > :02:50.department blame the teachers who in turn, blamed the department. The
:02:50. > :02:55.department is described as a major weakness with the director, Derek
:02:55. > :02:59.Neale, rarely visiting schools. He has been moved to another
:03:00. > :03:03.department which has led to many questioning the timing of that a
:03:03. > :03:07.poor month. The political members of the education board are also
:03:07. > :03:11.criticised. They have not had a meeting with the island's head
:03:11. > :03:15.teachers for four years until October. All this put more pressure
:03:15. > :03:19.on the education minister who has already offered her resignation
:03:19. > :03:21.once and she is facing re-election along with other members in a few
:03:21. > :03:27.weeks' time. What happens next?
:03:27. > :03:31.Time is not really a luxury in this case. For example, there are
:03:31. > :03:35.children failing now and not just at secondary school. I have
:03:35. > :03:40.calculated that a third of all 11 year-olds at high schools have a
:03:40. > :03:44.reading age of between 6 and 10 so that suggests the entire system is
:03:44. > :03:47.failing the great. The education department has until June to
:03:47. > :03:53.consider the recommendations and report back. There are some who
:03:53. > :03:57.feel that it could be a lot sooner than expected.
:03:57. > :04:04.Next tonight, and a 20-year-old man has been killed in a motorbike
:04:05. > :04:08.crash in Jersey. Chris four died after motorbike he was travelling
:04:08. > :04:12.on crashed -- Christopher Le Rossignol died. A woman passenger
:04:12. > :04:18.was also injured and remains in hospital this evening.
:04:18. > :04:23.A genuine, happy man, who was always there to help others. A true
:04:23. > :04:27.friend who will be sorely missed. The words of Christopher Le
:04:27. > :04:32.Rossignol's friends and family today as they try to come to terms
:04:32. > :04:37.with the death of a man who was just 20 years old. This morning,
:04:37. > :04:41.flowers at the spot where Chris died. All around it, signs of a
:04:41. > :04:46.police investigation. Today, his friends paid tribute to a young man
:04:46. > :04:56.who was much loved. When you heard of the accident and his death, what
:04:56. > :05:01.went through your mind? That it has got to the rumours. He is too young.
:05:01. > :05:07.That it cannot be true. This is where the accident happened last
:05:08. > :05:12.night on Jersey's north-east coast at St Katharine's breakwater. All
:05:12. > :05:15.round his police chalk which marks where the accident happened. Police
:05:16. > :05:19.and other emergency services were called last night but at this stage
:05:19. > :05:23.they do not believe any other vehicle was involved but they are
:05:23. > :05:27.appealing for witnesses. There will be a thorough examination of the
:05:28. > :05:32.scene, the circumstances leading up to the tragic event and the motor
:05:32. > :05:37.cycle itself. What will your everlasting memory of him be?
:05:37. > :05:42.had something about him which a lot of people do not. Four this is
:05:42. > :05:48.normally a quiet, pretty part of Jersey's East Coast. But Serenity
:05:48. > :05:56.has been shattered and for one family, this beauty spot has turned
:05:56. > :06:00.into a site of grief and heartbreak. -- that Serenity has been shattered.
:06:00. > :06:04.Jersey's new Chief Minister has attended his first major
:06:04. > :06:08.international summit. Senator Ian Gorst and his assistant minister,
:06:08. > :06:13.Philip Bailhache, are in Dublin for a meeting of the British and Irish
:06:13. > :06:16.Council. They joined other leaders including British Deputy Prime
:06:16. > :06:21.Minister Nick Clegg, to discuss ways of tackling youth unemployment
:06:21. > :06:26.and drug issues. The then managing director of
:06:26. > :06:31.Guernsey gas is calling for pipeline to the island. Guernsey
:06:31. > :06:36.currently imports liquid petroleum gas. Paul Garlick says it would
:06:36. > :06:40.help cut gas tariffs and energy costs. It is due to be debated at
:06:40. > :06:44.the end of the month. Shipping waste to Jersey is back on
:06:44. > :06:49.the agenda in Guernsey, following the release of a long awaited plan
:06:49. > :06:53.for dealing with the island's rubbish. The proposals could see
:06:53. > :06:58.extensive kerbside recycling across the island. It would mean the
:06:58. > :07:03.average household paint double what they pay now for waste disposal. --
:07:03. > :07:08.paying double. It is a tip that is filling up fast.
:07:08. > :07:12.With more rubbish coming here every day, it cannot go on for ever. Now
:07:12. > :07:18.the latest plans are out for the future. A key part of the strategy
:07:18. > :07:22.is to reduce the amount of waste ending up here at Mont Cuet. The
:07:22. > :07:29.aim is for Guernsey to be recycling 70 % of its waste eventually. There
:07:29. > :07:33.are quite a few ideas of how to get there. Kerbside recycling would be
:07:33. > :07:39.introduced including for food waste. But that would mean fewer of these
:07:39. > :07:46.bring banks. The left over rubbish would be shipped over to Jersey or
:07:46. > :07:51.they would purchase a share of the island's incinerator. The there are
:07:51. > :07:56.cost implications. Jersey have indicated they make take our waste
:07:56. > :08:03.so there is a deal to be done and negotiations to be made. But moving
:08:03. > :08:08.away from land fill his at a cost. It was the cheapest option
:08:08. > :08:13.considered. It does mean islanders will have to foot the bill.
:08:13. > :08:18.figures show the average household would be paying an average of �180
:08:18. > :08:22.a year. It is currently �100 but it is compared against low costs for
:08:22. > :08:26.landfill. We all know that landfill as the most dreadful thing and to
:08:26. > :08:29.move away from that there will be a cost increase. There may be
:08:29. > :08:33.ambitious targets and it could take several years to introduce but
:08:33. > :08:40.ultimately, it will come down to whether the stakes have the bottle
:08:40. > :08:45.to go for a plan which relies so much on the public doing their bit.
:08:45. > :08:48.There is a big weekend of sport ahead with crucial matches for our
:08:48. > :08:56.footballers and rugby players which could dictate the rest of the
:08:56. > :09:00.season. Guernsey FC are away. The Green Lions are at the top of the
:09:00. > :09:06.table and are determined to stay there. Guernsey rugby team are at
:09:06. > :09:10.home to Sidcup tomorrow afternoon. They are looking to close a six-
:09:10. > :09:16.point gap on first placed judges to. And Jersey rugby club could go top
:09:16. > :09:21.of League One if they beat Rosslyn Park at home. Coach Ben Harvey says
:09:21. > :09:25.it will be a close-run match. Rosslyn Park are strong side. They
:09:25. > :09:29.have a dozen players with Premiership experience behind them,
:09:29. > :09:33.having started in the Premiership so they will be a good individual
:09:33. > :09:38.side. They have got better and better as the season has gone on.
:09:38. > :09:44.It will be a titanic battle, I'm sure. I know a lot of players and
:09:44. > :09:49.coaching staff. I'm sure it will be a humdinger of a game. So you can
:09:49. > :09:59.listen to highlight this on BBC Radio Jersey from 2pm tomorrow.
:09:59. > :09:59.
:09:59. > :10:04.Hello. We have a cold weekend across the Channel Islands. More of
:10:04. > :10:07.a breeze developing means a high wind chill. Having said that, there
:10:07. > :10:15.should be a lot of sunshine to enjoy as well. There is an area of
:10:15. > :10:21.high pressure subtly moving away from us overnight and into tomorrow.
:10:21. > :10:25.A weather front from the West tries to come into the far west of France.
:10:25. > :10:32.It will throw ahead of them some cloud which will make the sunshine
:10:32. > :10:36.hazy on Sunday. We stayed dry. Overnight tonight we will find the
:10:36. > :10:41.temperatures down to three or four degrees. That is a cold night for
:10:41. > :10:47.the Channel Islands so a risk of frost. Tomorrow morning a fine
:10:47. > :10:52.start to the day. Some high-level cloud now and then spoiling the
:10:52. > :11:02.sunshine. A dry day and a fine and cold one. The breeze will be
:11:02. > :11:27.
:11:27. > :11:31.There will be just enough for a surf. Tomorrow night and into
:11:31. > :11:39.Sunday morning, another cold one. On Sunday, more cloud coming our