A Gedling secondary school which was rated as ‘inadequate’ by Ofsted earlier this year previously advised parents / carers of Carlton le Willows Academy students that the academy would be transferred to Delta Academies Trust.
Delta Academies Trust have now contacted Parents / Carers inviting them to attend a meeting for parents / carers at Carlton le Willows Academy on Wednesday June 14. The invitation is only extended to parents / carers of children in the school.
The invitation from Paul Tarn, CEO and Anna Rooney, Executive Principal dated June 7 stated:
“You may be aware that Delta Academies Trust has been named as the preferred sponsor for Carlton le Willows Academy. We are working together towards a date of 1 October 2023 for this transfer to take place. As part of this process, we would like to invite you to attend a meeting for parents. This will be held at Carlton le Willows Academy on Wednesday 14th June. There will be two identical presentations: one at 4.00pm and one at 5.30pm.
“We would welcome the opportunity to tell you about Delta Academies Trust, our vision for education and our commitment to support the students at Carlton le Willows. Our vision is to change lives and over the past six years, we have transformed education in our own academies, in schools joining the Trust, and in the schools of partners working with us.
“We would like to share our exciting plans for the future of the school, and we understand you will have questions you would like to ask. We also want to listen to your views and aspirations for your children, so that we can work together to make Carlton le Willows the outstanding school you and your child deserve.
“We do hope that you are able to attend and share your views.
PLEASE NOTE – this is a meeting for you as parents. It is important that you are given the opportunity to ask your own questions: in order that you have this opportunity, we are only inviting parents or carers of children in the school. If you are unable to attend, please rest assured that we will send the presentation home via email after the event.”
Parents / carers have been asked to confirm attendance via an online form to enable the management of seating and other arrangements.
Regular readers will be aware that Gedling Eye reported on February 22 that a Termination Warning Notice was issued to Carlton le Willows Academy on January 27, meaning the Government cash funding tap to the academy was at risk of being turned off by the Secretary of State.
At that time John Garibaldi, Chair of GNET wrote: “As has been reported, Carlton le Willows has now been issued with a Termination Warning Notice. This is usual after a negative Ofsted judgement and formally sets out the powers the Department for Education has to step in and withdraw funding if needed. However, no such withdrawal of funding takes place if the Department proceeds to transfer the Academy into a new trust.
“The DfE is now working to find a suitable sponsor for the Academy.
“Once identified (expected to be around the end of April), we at GNET will be tasked with finalising the transfer. This new trust will then provide enhanced support to ensure Carlton le Willows returns to being an excellent school at the earliest opportunity.
“In the meantime, trustees and governors are working together with Academy teachers to address the changes that need to be made following the Ofsted report.”
Then on May 17 John Garibaldi, Chair of GNET confirmed that the academy was proposed to be transferred to Delta Academies Trust.
Today’s invitation from Delta Academies Trust confirms previous reports of the proposed transfer of the academy to Delta Academies Trust on October 1.
Delta Academies Trust is made up of 53 academies, including 34 primaries, 16 secondaries, 1 all-though and 2 alternative provision schools predominantly based around Yorkshire and the Humber.
Further information regarding Delta Academies Trust can be found HERE.
