As many will be aware we yesterday published the terms offered to us by Richard Morse the chairman of Woodard as we felt this was in the public interest to disclose the terms offered to us. We must remember that Woodard are a charitable organisation and therefore the actions they undertake must be held to Read More…
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Parent group update
It is with deep regret that the parent group today inform you that the offer on behalf of the investor to acquire Abbots Bromley School has been rejected. The deal proposed met all of the requirements set out by the chairman of the Woodard board Richard Morse but sadly we have been advised that offer Read More…
The offer made to Woodard
Following the publication of the terms offered to the Parent group we are proud to confirm that against all odds we have managed to meet the terms set out to us by Woodard. The offer proposed to Woodard was sent to Woodard as follows: This followed with additional follow up messages Woodard have offered us Read More…
Parent group update 28/08/19
The potential investors were welcomed by Mr Udy yesterday afternoon and toured the school . We have heard that this was a successful viewing and the investors left satisfied, although some of the delegation who have visited before were saddened by the change in the school since their last visit. There have been two subsequent meetings since the viewing Read More…
Offer of mediation
Over recent days tensions have been raised between the existing governing body and the parent group but we must not allow that to influence the outcome of reopening Abbots Bromley School. Following a meeting yesterday evening we have now concluded that the next step forward is to formally request that an independent person who serves Read More…
Statement 21st August 2019
The parent group have worked long and hard over the entire summer and brought investors to the table to complete a deal to acquire Abbots Bromley School and remained on course to travel to the UK on the 26th August 2019 with a view to complete a deal.The parent group have worked with senior teaching Read More…
Whistleblowing
Blowing the whistle is more formally known as ‘making a disclosure in the public interest’. It is important you can do so knowing that you are protected from losing your job and/ or being victimised as a result of what you have uncovered and made public. We are wishing to hear from Staff, Governors and Read More…
Offer made
A Hong Kong-based businessman has yesterday submitted a bid to acquire Abbots Bromley School and inject significant working capital into the school to allow the school to continue to trade in September 2019. The investor was introduced to Woodard from the parent panel after an approach from his agent via this website, the agent and Read More…
Derby Telegraph Fact-Checked
In the popular era of Fake news and the popular phrase is one we all recognise we should be aware of statements made by Woodard Schools and we are prepared to challenge each one. When we think of the word Fake news we think of one man and that is Donald Trump but now we Read More…
Woodard Fact Check
Recently Woodard have published a general response into claims made by parents and our support group we have prepared a full response but for now we are holding this back for a short period whilst some developments proceed. In the meantime, I felt it was important to fact check one particular segment of the statement. Read More…