IT'S A DEFINITE YES!! :-)

Lord Hill, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education,
sent official confirmation that IES Breckland can progress
to the pre-opening phase and open September 2012.

IES Breckland comes to you!

IES Breckland and the Sabres Educational Trust are delighted to host an informal event at the Breckland Leisure Centre, Crown Street, Brandon on Saturday the 18th of February 2012 from 11am until 3pm. Come along and meet the new PrincipalSherry Zand as well as members of IES UK and the Sabres Educational Trust who will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have about the new school.

We will also be collecting views on the design of the new school uniform.

The deadline for application to the school itself is the 27th of February 2012. Confirmation of placement letters will be sent to all parents after March 1st 2012. We are taking applications for years 7, 8 and 9 - there are a hundred places in each which are filling fast! Once all 100 places per year group are filled, all applications will be dealt with according to the school's admissions policy - a copy of which is also available on the Sabres website.

Application forms for both Norfolk and Suffolk families are also available to download from each council website. Links to both websites can be found at www.sabreseducationaltrust.com or forms can be collected from the reception desk at the current Breckland Middle School. They can be returnedeither to Breckland Middle School in the drop box or posted to 7 Woodlands Rise, Brandon, Suffolk, IP27 0NU.

Come and meet Sherry Zand on the 18th of February, the new Principal of IES Breckland.

OUR VISION

Our Vision is to open an outstanding 11-16 Free School in Brandon which is forward thinking but retains traditional values.

In February the Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, the Secretary of State for Education, accepted our Stage 2 Application and we are now moving on to the next stage in our bid to open a forward thinking Free School in Brandon

We want simple things, like politeness, to be second-nature to our students. We want the whole school community to have team spirit, loyalty, pride, equality and respect for property, building on the legacy of Breckland Middle School. We want our students to have respect for themselves and others – a multi-cultural, diverse and all-inclusive community.

Our aim is to encourage students to achieve the highest grades they possibly can with staff mentors and home support encouraging them to achieve their dreams. Each individual student will have personally tailored goals across a broad curriculum, with extensive extra-curricular activities enhancing their personal and social development.

We will expect high standards of behaviour. Pastoral intervention would focus on students’ individual personal issues, but a clear non-discriminatory behaviour policy with definitive criteria would provide stability for all students.

We have been working hard on the EU process of procuring an Education Provider – a complex and time consuming process – which we expect to have signed and sealed by early January 2012.

Once accepted we intend to move forward with our vision to open an outstanding 11-16 Free School in Brandon.

SABRES’ Background

In December 2009, the Schools' Adjudicator decided that Breckland Middle School was definitely to close July 2012, with no hope of reprieve. Since then, SABRES (Save Breckland School) and the wider community have worked incredibly hard on a proposal to change the current site into an 11-16 Free School.

SABRES have no secrets and our aim is to keep everyone up-to-date with developments. To find out more please explore this website, our Twitter account, and our Facebook Group or contact us directly if you wish to ask any questions.

Brandon Life are kindly printing our articles and the Bury Free Press and Eastern Daily Press are publishing regular updates to keep everyone informed.