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Debbie Andre

Debbie Andre was elected as Island Independent councillor for Sandown North ward in the 2017 council elections.

She was re-elected in the May 2021 elections for Sandown North as an Independent councillor. Andre then joined the Alliance Group to take power at County Hall.

She is Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Education and Lifelong Skills.

Below are some of the article where Cllr Andre is mentioned.

25, August 2022·2 min read

GCSE Results: Students praised and commended for hard work during disruptive period of learning

Cllr Debbie Andre says it would be wrong to make direct comparisons with results from previous years and commends Year 11 and post-16 students for working so hard ahead of sitting these exams

child being home schooled - writing in exercise book

16, August 2023·3 min read

Isle of Wight council Cabinet announces plans for revamped approach to Education and Children’s Services (updated)

Isle of Wight council rethinks education strategy, amidst Hampshire council ending partnership and will seek community input

scrabble letters spelling out Mind the Gap

16, January 2022·2 min read

£1.12m funding gap for Isle of Wight SEN provision in coming year

Even when £200k+ is transferred from the main schools fund, there will still be a £1.12m funding gap for SEN provision

Shot from outside County Hall of the entrance and flowerbeds

27, May 2021·2 min read

New Alliance Group take over Isle of Wight council’s Cabinet in post-election shake-up (Updated)

The new leader of Isle of Wight council, Lora Peacey Wilcox, has named her dream team for the council's executive

10, August 2020·2 min read

‘Save the fish’ plea as canoe lake reduced to less than 10cm of water in some places

Matthew shared a video of Facebook where the backs of some carp can be seen out of the water due to the lack of depth in the lake. He's calling for urgent action

21, September 2023·4 min read

Top councillors back Quigley’s role in the selection of Children’s Services head

Council meeting heats up over Councillor Quigley's committee nomination amid political proportionality concerns from the LibDems

debbie andre at the election by allan marsh

5, February 2020·2 min read

Isle of Wight councillor explains why she was prepared to sign PFI gagging order

Cllr Andre explains why she voted in favour of the gagging order at last night's private briefing about the progress of the highways PFI scheme

22, April 2020·7 min read

‘Islanders are not guinea pigs’: Politicians hit back at pitch to use Isle of Wight as Covid-19 testing and mobile tracking pilot (update 3)

Not everyone has reacted positively to the Isle of Wight Conservatives' pitch for the Island to be a ‘potential pilot for testing a community’ for Coronavirus. A petition has been launched

24, May 2022·3 min read

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