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Tuesday February 23, 2021, 12:53 PM
Students will also be able to study the environmental impact of the plot in the years to come. Credit: ITV Channel TV
Hundreds of trees are being planted by pupils at a Jersey school as part efforts to shrink the island s carbon footprints.
The Tiny Forest of 600 native trees at Hautlieu School, measuring roughly the size of a tennis court, will absorb 30 times more carbon-dioxide and grow five times quicker than other woodland.
The pupils will monitor the environmental impact of the plot over the coming years as part of their studies.
Students from Hautlieu are being taught the importance of sequestration and carbon absorption as part of the International Baccalaureate Environmental Systems and Societies course and these types of citizen science projects really help put learning into practice.
Friday February 19, 2021, 5:49 AM
It is hoped training will help staff identify the importance of children s rights and how they can support them. Credit: ITV Channel TV
All Jersey government staff will have to complete children s rights training.
The hour-long interactive course will help staff to identify what children s rights are, why they are important and how the government and individuals can promote them.
The new training comes ahead of a proposed law change, which will see the government and some public authorities have to prove that they have considered children s rights.
The Due Regard law is expected to be debated later this year or in early 2022.