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Today’s GCSE results are testament to the hard work of students over what has been a very disruptive two years, says National Director of AET
AET
AET, control two high schools on the Isle of Wight, Sandown and Ryde academies.
The Academies Enterprise Trust, is a national chain of academies managing many schools across the UK.
They are not without controversy having been instructed by the government to slow their expansion.
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Joy Ballard, Principal of Ryde Academy, said that students should all be rightly proud of their grades, which they have worked so very hard for
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Cllr Debbie Andre says, "the fact that Mr Drinkall can accuse parents, pupils and staff of “nimbyism” in their campaigning for a high quality local school for local children, beggars belief".
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The Isle of Wight Labour Party are outraged at AET's chief executive, Julian Drinkall, for accusing Islanders of “nimbyism” for not agreeing to AETs demands to close down Sandown Bay Academy.
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The news that many have been waiting for in relation to the future of secondary educations in Sandown can now be revealed.
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Six of the seven Governors at Ryde Academy have resigned, saying they believe "decisions AET are making in respect of education provision show no interest in improving education, but are becoming wholly commercial”.
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The Isle of Wight council say "assurances have now been given that the plan to cease secondary education at Sandown has been withdrawn".
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Ofsted inspectors said "Ineffective governance arrangements, overseen by Academies Education Trust (AET), mean that pupils have been let down in the quality of education they receive for too long".
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The Isle of Wight council have launched a six week consultation on future plans for secondary school provision in Sandown, floating a possible partnership with the Governing Body of The Bay CE Primary School.
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Julian Critchley says the rationale for the proposed merger of AET's two academies on the Isle of Wight is fundamentally flawed, and believes the proposal has not been properly thought through.
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Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), the organisation responsible for both schools, says it believes the new combined school has the potential to be truly outstanding to the benefit of students, families and the local community.
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A motion being heard at the Extra-Ordinary Full Council meeting demands that Academy sponsor, AET, be removed from the role of managing any school on the Isle of Wight.
