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13, December 2024·3 min readHeated debate ensues as Isle of Wight Council discusses school closuresUnison challenges Isle of Wight council Cabinet's decision on primary school closures
13, December 2024·2 min readCommunity triumphs in keeping Godshill Primary School operationalRelief sweeps Godshill as the Isle of Wight council Cabinet votes to save school
13, December 2024·2 min readFour week public consultation to follow Isle of Wight primary school closure noticesSchool closure notices loom as Isle of Wight council 's Cabinet confronts falling birth rate
13, December 2024·2 min readIsle of Wight council’s Cabinet provisionally agrees to close five primary schoolsIn an attempt to help raise educational standards on the Isle of Wight, the council's cabinet votes to close five primary schools
12, December 2024·1 min readIsle of Wight council Leader approves Full Council debate on school closuresDemocratic step ahead as IW council to hold vote indicative on school closures in January 2025
12, December 2024·2 min readOpen Letter to Cabinet members ahead of school closure decisionCouncillor Stuart recommends pausing school closures pending agreement on selection criteria
12, December 2024·2 min readLetter: Governor urges Isle of Wight council to reconsider school closure processOakfield school governor argues against closures, citing flawed data and misleading criteria
12, December 2024·3 min readCabinet to decide fate of six primary schools tonightCabinet members are being asked to approve the closure of six primary schools in August 2025
11, December 2024·3 min readPortsmouth diocese education director calls for delay on Isle of Wight school closuresDiocese of Portsmouth's education director urges deferral of school closure vote
10, December 2024·3 min readIsle of Wight council leader responds to school closure vote of no confidenceMonitoring Officer advises that the school closures decision cannot be made by Full Council and must be made by Cabinet
10, December 2024·4 min readLetter: If the school closures vote isn’t equal and isn’t fair, it isn’t genuineThis parent is questioning how eight members of the council can make a decision that affects 100s of families on the Isle of Wight
9, December 2024·3 min readLetter: Parent highlights broken assurances in Isle of Wight school closure sagaParent addresses broken promise in second Isle of Wight school closure experience in two years