Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance funds portable defibrillators for non-stop community support
26, September 2024·5 min readLetter: We believe statutory guidance on rural school closures has been overlooked (updated)Community challenges Isle of Wight council's adherence to school closure guidelines
25, September 2024·2 min readIsle of Wight council warns against misinformation during school consultationEducation member cautions against 'false information' during Isle of Wight school talks
25, September 2024·3 min readCowes Primary School closure discussed at tense parent-council meetingParents and officials debate controversial closure of Cowes Primary School at local meeting
25, September 2024·4 min read‘Save Brading School’ Group challenges council’s school closure criteriaLocal group contests 'flawed council process' in fight to save Brading School
24, September 2024·1 min readIsle of Wight Green Party challenges consultation scope over primary school closuresIsle of Wight Green Party seeks wider consultation in primary school closures
23, September 2024·2 min readNorthwood Primary Academy Trust calls out council for ‘unfair school planning’ (updated)Governors at Northwood Primary School Academy Trust say they agree with concerns about school closures that add the "proposals are unfair and are not what was promised"
23, September 2024·2 min readAcademies’ exemption from school closure plans sparks debate among educators and unions (updated)Feelings of unfairness dominate staff within the six schools at risk, say the National Education Union
20, September 2024·5 min readPublic consultation begins for proposed Isle of Wight primary school closuresIsle of Wight Council launches consultation on primary school surplus places
20, September 2024·3 min readBrading residents unite to oppose CE Primary School closure (updated)Community members rally at St Mary’s Church to protest Brading school closure
13, September 2024·14 min readParents and councillors debate the future of primary education on the Isle of WightCouncillor Bacon addresses the public's concerns on school places and children's mental health during Q&A at the Cabinet meeting
12, September 2024·4 min readCabinet members vote to go ahead with the public consultation on school closures (update 3)There was an hour of public questions before the consultation was voted upon
12, September 2024·2 min readConcerns raised over loss of rural schooling if Godshill closure approvedOpen Letter from Chair of Godshill School Governors, addresses cabinet on the importance of rural education facilities