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No plans to build all-Island sixth form centre

There are no plans to develop an all-Island sixth form centre - despite education provision not being equal across the secondary schools.

That's been confirmed by the Education and Children Minister Tim Crookall:
 
 
The idea to build a new facility has gained support from a number of MHKs including Malew and Santon representative Graham Cregeen - he says the current system isn't fair: 
 
 
Instead teachers are now looking at the shared teaching of certain A-Level subjects, where class sizes are small, and using virtual classrooms to support traditional teaching. 

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