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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
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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Good news for pupils, parents and teachers at Sandown Bay Academy as the latest Section 8 Ofsted inspection sees improvements, say the Academy.
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Her employers were kept in the dark, as well as pupils and parents.
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NASAWT say the threat to close Sandown Bay Academy is a case of 'profit before educational provision'.
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The Ofsted report says the rapid expansion of AET and a lack of strategic leadership have hindered improvement in Academies it sponsors.
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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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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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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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Many parents had already moved their children to other schools when the prospect of the school closing was announced. The academy sponsor confirm today it will close the school on 31st December.
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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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Chris Whitehouse says AET should be 'relieved of its responsibilities' and replaced as sponsor for Sandown Academy.
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The NUT representative for the Isle of Wight says "the picture portrayed in the letter or in the articles is not one which the NUT recognises or accepts".
