Tavistock College Academy - conversion update

It is some months since we actively started the consultation process to convert Tavistock College from a foundation school to an academy, and there have been different announcements from the Department of Education in that time, along with the new appointment of Rebecca Clark as the South West’s Regional Schools Commissioner.

Governors at Tavistock College are still pursuing the setting up of a Co-operative MAT (Multi-Academy Trust) with local co-operative schools, or those who have a similar ethos, but we are NOT seeking to sponsor or take over other schools.

This partnership way of working is time consuming and we want to give adequate time, through on-going dialogue, to ensure our partners are the right ones. We also have to remain confident that, amongst the shifting sands of governmental strategic planning, that we are moving in the direction that will benefit our students and not end up being maleficent.

Regular updates will be posted on the college website including any questions that parents or other members of the community with an interest in Tavistock College would like answered.

Sarah Jones

Principal, Tavistock College