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New Academy's Sponsor Selected
January 27th, 2010
The sponsor of the new Cleethorpes Academy has been announced.
Tollbar Edge - a partnership between Tollbar Business and Enterprise College and Edgehill University - has been chosen to drive the transformation of Lindsey School into Cleethorpes Academy after a "robust" selection process.
As reported, the decision to make the Grainsby Avenue school into an academy came after it was put into special measures by Ofsted.
Now, North East Lincolnshire Council - which was responsible for selecting the sponsor - is awaiting Government approval of its choice.
Tollbar Business and Enterprise College boss David Hampson will become chief executive of the academy, which he hopes will become a reality in September.
He plans to step aside as Tollbar's principal in that month, but will keep his chief executive role at the school.
"Parents of children at Tollbar will see no changes," he said. "I will still be strategically directing Tollbar as well as Cleethorpes Academy." This means I am responsible for financial controls, the appointment of staff, curriculum and ethos, and will be working with principals at the schools.
"The principal who will be appointed at Cleethorpes Academy, and two current associate principals at Tollbar who will take up responsibilities there, will be in charge of the day to day issues; from assemblies to discipline."
The council's recommendation will now have to be given the all-clear by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).
Afterwards, there will be two public consultations - one for closing down Lindsey and the other for Cleethorpes Academy, including a question and answer session.
The announcement came the same day Tollbar was congratulated for being in the top 12 comprehensives in the country for GCSE grades and progress made with its pupils.
Vernon Coaker, the Minister for Schools and Learners sent a letter to Tollbar that said: "I am delighted to congratulate you and your school on the excellent performance you have demonstrated at Key Stage Four in the 2009 Achievement and Attainment Tables published today."
"The results for your school show you are among the top performing schools this year based on sustained improvement in the proportion of pupils achieving five plus A* to C GCSEs, including English and Mathematics, and also among the top performing schools based on the KS2-4 Contextual Value Added measure."
"This is an excellent achievement, with only 11 other schools performing this well in both measures. The long-term trend is one of sustained improvement and the continued improvement in results is testament to the dedication of teachers and the hard work of pupils."
Article from The Grimsby Telegraph - Thursday January 21st 2010
