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Inspector says that the Academy’s targets are being missed by an 'appreciable extent' and it is not making enough progress towards the removal of Special Measures.
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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Unions argue that putting profits before pupils is a dangerous decision that could affect jobs and services, but AET argue that 'efficiency savings' will be reinvested into their academies.
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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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The academy sponsor is told by Department for Education to improve results at their 66 academies, which includes two on the Isle of Wight.
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Parents are urged to attend a meeting being held at the school on Thursday to discuss its future following approval from the Secretary of State for the school to close at the end of the year.
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An Observer investigation reveals that bosses at Academy Enterprise Trust (AET) have benefited from payments to companies they have an interest in.
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The headteacher of one of the most rapidly improving secondary schools in Wales has been appointed Principal at Ryde Academy from September 2015.
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Members of the Weston Academy Action Group have been examining the AET contract and digging back through paperwork to build what they say is a robust defence against closure.
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Julian Drinkall, the CEO of Academies Enterprise Trust, responds to what he calls Cllr Whitehouse's "continued misrepresentation of AET and the facts around Sandown Bay to the media" suggests future discussions "be held in a serious way".
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The Dept for Education certainly isn't very happy with AET at the moment. Their letters to them are becoming ever more stern, telling them to raise standards. Happily, Island their IW schools are on the way up.
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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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The complaint resulted in significant changes being made to Ofsted's original findings says the Principal.
