Sussex Downs College - Eastbourne Technology College

Eastbourne Technology College

In July 2009 East Sussex County Council announced proposals for Eastbourne Technology College to become an academy that would be run by a trust led by the lead sponsor, Sussex Downs College with the University of Brighton providing further support as a partner in the project. On 15 October 2009 the Government agreed the proposal. The plans for an Academy are proceeding despite the school exceeding the required grades in GCSEs in Summer 2009, and the considerable opposition from parents, governors and staff. Teaching staff expressed their concerns in a number of meetings where they quoted the poor industrial relations of Sussex Downs College, failure of Sussex Downs to honour nationally agreed employment contracts and lack of effective management. Despite reassuring messages from John Blake staff expressed concern that such assurances had not been delivered in other areas managed by SDC.

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