The CEO of Ormiston Academies praised the head teacher and her team saying they have transformed the school and are creating opportunities which the students are seizing
The emergency meeting has been called to approve the formal transfer of Cowes Enterprise College to Ormiston Academies Trust prior to the start of the Autumn term.
The new curriculum will include boat-building, including specifications and designing prototypes; navigation electronics; celestial navigation; tides; admiralty chart conventions; shipping forecasts; practical boat-handling skills; and attending Cowes Regatta to celebrate the production of boats.
It's not the entire £14.9m that was suggested in council papers last year, but several million pounds has been agreed and will allow high priority work to be completed.
In announcing a first-of-its-kind inspection, Ofsted's Chief Inspector says the Isle of Wight council has failed to provide the standard of education that children deserve, "raising serious concerns about the effectiveness of the local authority’s support and challenge."