The incoming Head of Ryde Academy is saying things many parents and children on the Island will want to hear. Here's a trailer of the TV programme she's on this evening.
Great news for Joy Ballard, the new Principal at Ryde Academy after she was named Head of the Year at the Pearson Teaching Awards at the weekend. Well done Joy!
The school was chosen under the first phase of the Department for Education’s PSBP to benefit from a multi million pound new school building on the existing site, with a student capacity of 1,500.
This is very good news for the staff, pupils and parents. Ofsted have seen a dramatic improvement in the culture of the school and can see it's well on the way to becoming a 'Good' school. Well done to all involved.
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.
Ryde Academy Students have been spending time at Bodster CIC and through interaction with horses have been learning some important social and life skills.
Ryde Academy Dance Teacher, Hilary Seaton, had the honour of being invited to a lunch in Cardiff to celebrate Rubicon Dance’s 40th birthday where she was told that dancers at the Academy are some of the best in the country.
The Rt Honourable Dame Janet Paraskeva was the guest speaker and presented Ryde Academy students with awards at their presentation evening earlier this month.