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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.
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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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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Over 450 pupils from Sandown Bay Academy took part in a peaceful sit-in today to protest at plans to merge their school in September 2018 with Ryde Academy.
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Pupil numbers at Sandown Bay Academy have almost halved from 2,084 in 2012 to 1,157 this year. The Academy sponsor, AET, say it's just not sustainable
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Cllr Whitehouse responds to AET's rebuttal over allegations that they're removing funds from Sandown Bay to cross-subsidise activities elsewhere in the group.
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The action group for Weston Academy say they will continue their investigations into what led to the closure and "demise of an on-the-up, progressive modern school".
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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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One of the people working at the Academies Enterprise Trust (They operate Sandown Bay and Ryde) earned between £200,000 and £209,999 in 2010, report the Guardian
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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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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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It's only been a few months since the last inspection, but Ofsted has been back to Sandown Bay to see whether progress is being made to exit Special Measures.
