Education News
Education Update by Catherine Hall
The Committee for ESC and Andrew Warren met with GDA representatives Rob Harnish and Catherine Hall. The GDA concerns regarding the development of the two school model and the lack of any prior consultation were put to the meeting and [...]
SEND Education Meeting
Below is a link to the SEND Education Meeting slides SEND Education Meeting slidesDownload
Inclusive Education
Following the SEN meeting yesterday evening (30th April) please find attached the Inclusive education paper Inclusive Education SummaryDownload
GDA and Access for All meeting – March 2019
thank you to everyone who attended our meeting in March and especially to our guest presenters: Claire, Darren and Mike please find attached our slide deck from the night
CYPP Update by Nick Hynes
The Children and Young People’s Plan has been refreshed to cover the next 3 years from 2019-2022. This Refresh is based on cross-sector engagement and has the voices of our children and young people at its heart. It demonstrates a [...]
Purple Tuesday 13th November
Purple Tuesday is the UK’s first accessible shopping day, established to recognise the importance and needs of disabled consumers and promote inclusive shopping. Taking place on 13th November 2018 to coincide with the run up to the peak Christmas period, [...]
Disability Confidence Survey – with Chamber of Commerce
As part of the Accessible Town project (www.accessibletown.gg) We All Matter Eh? GDA and Access for All are partnering with Chamber of Commerce to survey local businesses and organisations to understand how we can support them to become [...]
The GDA call to local businesses to support its vital services
The GDA are calling on local businesses to support its vital services. We are sending each one a flyer asking them to give us a hand as we work to support our 40+ disability charities and individual members. This year, [...]
ERO Media Release – Toward fairness for all: Developing Guernsey’s equality and rights organisation
Please find on our blog below the ERO news release for your attention. Deputies Yerby and Le Clerc are available for interviews on this topic. Issued by: Siriol Evans Tel: 01481 732517 E-mail: Siriol.evans@gov.gg ERO Media Release Jan18 FINAL
Pargiter Trust Grant Applications
The Pargiter Trust grants applications round is now open. Attached is the media release which has been issued today, plus guidelines and criteria. Grant criteria is as follows: Improving health & well-being – reducing isolation, providing hot meals and refreshments and [...]
Be Active Forum Newsletter October 2017
How can we encourage a shift from private vehicles to alternative forms of transport? Please read the attached poster for further information. Thank you Alun Williams THS Poster 2
Education Proposals Comments
The GDA, in partnership with Wigwam and the Youth Commission, consulted with our members over the summer to provide a submission to Education's proposals on Secondary and Post 16 Education. This involved drafting papers, running focus groups and an online [...]