Budget for Jèrriais
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WQ.383/2025
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING
BY DEPUTY H.M. MILES OF ST. BRELADE
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 13th OCTOBER 2025
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 20th OCTOBER 2025
Question
"Will the Minister state –
- the total budget allocated to the teaching of Jèrriais in schools;
- whether the budget is ring-fenced specifically for the teaching of Jèrriais;
- the number of teachers of Jèrriais currently in post;
- when and how any new Jèrriais teachers are to be recruited to provide a timely succession; and
- why no funding by his department was provided for the recent education theatre production of La Carpéleuse Hardi Affanmée?"
Answer
- The total budget allocated to Jèrriais in CYPES for 2025 is £647,500, this covers all the activities of the team, including but not limited to teaching in schools. Teaching staff costs are £440,732.
- The budget is not ring-fenced for the teaching of Jèrriais; the team leader is required to produce a programme of activities designed to teach and promote awareness of Jèrriais; teaching in schools is the largest element of the work but not the sole activity;
- There are currently five teachers of Jerriais in post.
- There are no immediate plans to recruit further teachers of Jerriais. The focus for succession is on an offer which enables growth in learning the language and a curriculum which has sufficient language content to enable staged development through language learning benchmarks.
- The cost of the production was not budgeted as a planned expenditure. Funding was provided by the Don Balleine Trust.