News
Ground-breaking ceremony for ARK’s Isaac Newton Primary Academy in Ilford
Bouygues UK and Redbridge Council announced recently that they have held a ground-breaking ceremony to officially mark the start of construction on Isaac Newton Primary Academy in Ilford, east London, part of the ARK Schools network, one of the country’s top-performing academy groups. The new primary school, which will have a polycarbonate façade to create a ‘glowing box’ effect, is being built on the former site of Ilford Public Baths. It will provide 630 places for children between four and 11 years old, making Isaac Newton Academy an all-through 4-18 school.
Bouygues UK was awarded the £6.75 million scheme in January 2014. Councillor Alan Weinberg MBE, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services at Redbridge Council said: “Redbridge’s results are at the top of the table year after year. This project will go a long way to ensure that we have the places available for all of the young people whose parents want them to be educated in the Borough.”
Arnaud Bekaert, Managing Director of Bouygues UK’s London and South East Construction team, said: “We are delighted that work has begun on creating this modern, vibrant learning environment that will inspire generations of local children for years to come.”
Rachel Macfarlane, Principal of ARK’s Isaac Newton Academy, said: “In our brand new building, we will be able to create an ‘all-through school’ – where children can develop strong relationships with their teachers from age 4 up to 18. We think this will prepare them well for going to university when they leave school.” Tam Broadway, Headteacher of ARK’s Isaac Newton Primary Academy, said: “We are looking forward to welcoming our first group of 90 children in September and to moving into our new state-of-the art school. The opportunity to create a new school from scratch is a golden one and all the staff are committed to giving our pupils the best possible start in life.”
EHWLC appoints Garry Phillips as Principal and Chief Executive
E
aling, Hammersmith & West London College has appointed Garry Phillips as Principal and Chief Executive. He starts in the role Tuesday 1 July 2014.
“It is an exciting time for the College and the sector” said Garry, “and I am looking forward to working with colleagues and stakeholders in the community, particularly as the College is known for being innovative, responsive, student-centered and highly supportive of students to achieve their ambitions.” Garry, who joins the College from New College Telford, has worked in the further education sector for 20 years, and has worked in five colleges in both rural and inner city locations. He has led colleges through several Ofsted inspections and regimes, which includes being nominee. He has also supported local schools through their inspections in the role of governor, but also as part of the wider learning community strategy:
“I am passionate about ensuring that students of all backgrounds have sufficient and appropriate access to education, training and skills, and to give the local and national pupil/student population the tools to effectively contribute to their commerce and community.” Garry is also a member of the Education Training Foundation’s expert panel for Leadership, Management & Governance and on the Association of Colleges 14-19 portfolio group.
Government funding helps fire-up start-up support scheme O
n March 1st, The British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA) launched a new Government backed business support service for small and emerging UK-based organisations targeting the education sector. The new mentoring scheme for emerging education companies, run by trade association, BESA, is one of 13 projects to receive funding from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to champion and support business growth of new UK-based education firms. BESA’s new service includes one to one mentoring and advice on UK and international market opportunities along with access to high quality industry research.
The scheme will provide emerging companies with support to help them get a foothold in the global education market, estimated by UKTI to
April 2014
be at $4.5 trillion dollars, and set to rise to $6.5 by 2017. The UK already has a strong global education dominance and a reputation for quality products and resources, resulting in total exports for the whole UK education sector valued at £17.5bn in 2011. Caroline Wright, director of BESA commented, “The education sector is unique and ever changing. Schools and teachers rely on education suppliers for high-quality, well targeted resources and services. Companies targeting the education sector need to deliver services and resources to help time-pressured teachers to ensure that their products are designed and aimed at helping schools deliver outstanding teaching and learning to their students with the minimum of fuss and hassle. “BESA’s new scheme will provide the support
that SMEs need to understand and succeed in the unique education market.” Applicants to the scheme will receive a bespoke programme tailored to their specific business needs, including briefings relating to the UK’s education system and the international education market, business training and advice on public relations, marketing and sales, access to BESA’s renowned research database, market intelligence reports on education industry suppliers’ market confidence and sales and briefing sessions with headteachers and curriculum subject experts to gain insights on schools’ resourcing needs.
The Government sponsored service is available to start-up companies from £245 plus VAT for the period March 1 2014 to March 31st 2015.
www.education-today.co.uk 9
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40