Parents, teachers, students, and others in Sheffield are currently awaiting news determining the future of the historic King Edward VII School (KES). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last month it was confirmed that the school will join a multi-academy trust following an Ofsted inspection held in January, which gave the school an inadequate rating regarding safeguarding and leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The proposal is for the school to join the Brigantia Learning Trust. The Yorkshire and Humber Advisory Board met on Tuesday to discuss whether the Broomhill and Crosspool school would join the divisive trust. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This academisation and the choice of trust have all been highly contested in recent months. A group, KES The Future<\/a>, held a protest last Saturday which saw more than 500 people attend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The school, which has existed for over 100 years across two sites in Glossop Rd\/Road and Darwin Ln\/Lane, is the last secondary school controlled by the local authority in Sheffield. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The controversy follows a recent announcement by Ofsted that it would re-inspect schools given an inadequate rating in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emma Wilkinson, a freelance health journalist whose daughter is a KES student, said: \u201cFrom the beginning, I had really deep concerns about how the whole thing has been handled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She said this judgement “clearly doesn\u2019t reflect what everybody who goes to the school feels”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n