The number of births on the Island has reached its lowest since 1941 — when the country was at war — and there is a significant decline in pupil numbers forecast in the next five years
The IW branch of the NUT predicts a huge recruitment crisis in the next year in Isle of Wight education after the Council failed to reach an agreement over pay policy.
There are unconfirmed rumours circling that the money that the council originally said would be spent on school reorganisation - getting rid of the Middle schools - might be reduced. We're trying to find out more.