the website all about the two new Academies in Hastings and St Leonards: one Academy will replace Hillcrest School in East Hastings and the other Academy will replace both Filsham Valley and The Grove schools in St Leonards. The project is now in its implementation phase and you can read more about what this entails here The project has been in the pipeline for several years. The sponsors first submitted an Expression of Interest for the two Academies in November 2008. Once this was approved by the Secretary of State, the full project team was set up in May 2009. The Project Steering Group oversaw the Feasibility Phase which completed on 18th March 2010 when the Funding Agreement was signed. As part of the feasibility phase there was a public consultation on the Academies which ran between 7th September and 16th October 2009. You can download an archive copy of the Consultation Brochure. Other documents developed as part of the feasibility study were:
The Articles of the Trust that will be responsible for overseeing governance of the Academies
The Education Brief
The ICT Vision for The Hastings Academy
The ICT Vision for The St Leonards Academy
The Design Brief
The Business Case On this website you can find out more about the sponsors, what happens next, what this proposal means for students, parents and carers, and your community, plus the latest news as it happens.
Come back often, and find out what is happening with this important project!
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Hastings Academies in brief
Student places: The Hastings Academy – 900 boys and girls aged 11 to 16; The St Leonards Academy – 1,500 boys and girls aged 11 to 16.
Sponsors: University of Brighton, BT (British Telecom) and East Sussex County Council.
Location and timing: Opening in the existing three school buildings in September 2011; the Academies' buildings are due to be completed at Hillcrest (The Hastings Academy) and Filsham Valley (The St Leonards Academy) sites in September 2012.
Curriculum: Caters for students of all abilities, building on existing provision for students with special educational needs; offers a wide choice of courses and subjects plus greater learning opportunities through the sponsors and local partnerships Specialisms: Information Communications Technology for both Academies plus English for The Hastings Academy, and Mathematics for The St Leonards Academy. Sixth-form provision: None, both would build on existing links with further and higher education establishments, including Sussex Coast College and Bexhill Sixth Form College, to enable students to continue with their studies in the local area. Community: The proposed Academies will work in partnership with the local community and offer them access to new lifelong learning opportunities and recreational activities. |
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CONTACTS
Hastings Academies Project Team
Demeter House, Station Road, Cambridge CB1 2RS
T: 0330 123 1023
E:
info@hastingsacademies.org