Derby school becomes an academy
The Department for Education has confirmed Sinfin Community College will be converted into an Academy, despite strikes and protests from teachers.
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Sinfin Community School to change status in May
by Peter Bearne
The school behind a six-week long consultation will become an academy in May this year, despite protests to keep it a city council school.
Read the full storyDerby school in special measures converted into Academy
The Department for Education has confirmed Sinfin Community College will be converted into an Academy, despite strikes and protests from teachers.
The Department for Education said more than half of the respondents to the consultation agreed that the school should become an Academy.
The Secretary of State also took the long history of underperformance at Sinfin Community School into account.
– A Department for Education spokespersonThe Secretary of State has decided that to deliver the improvement needed, the school should be converted to a sponsored Academy.
– steve monks, head teacher, sinfin community collegeI am pleased that the current uncertainty over the future of Sinfin Community School has now been resolved.