News about Martyn Ware
After six months of controversy funded by celebrities including Def Leppard frontman Joe Elliott and Human League founder Martyn Ware, parental pressures have put off plans to convert Emily Maitlis and Julia Bradbury's former grammar school into an academy
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July 21, 2023
In a surprise Ofsted inspection last year, King Edward VII in Sheffield (left) was rated 'Inadequate' and told by the Department of Education that it must join a multi-academy trust. Hundreds of parents led a six-month campaign and arranged a rally, petition, and celebrity support, with some of the school's opposition to the institution's status as an academy. In May, Ofsted inspected the school again, and the study, which was released nine days earlier, found the school to be 'Good' in all areas. However, the academy order remained unchanged, and only Education Secretary Gillian Keegan could have withdrawn it. 'It is with immense joy and pride that I write to inform you that the academy order that was issued to King Edward VII School has been suspended,' wrote headteacher Linda Gooden.' Emily Maitlis (top-right) and Julia Bradbury (bottom-right), ex-Radio One controller Matthew Bannister, MPs, and Air Commodore Jon Chitty are among the school's graduates.