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May, 2017 Issue 27
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Audit of schools reports “vulnerable” financial position A REVIEW of the organisation that runs Yate and Winterbourne international academies has resulted in a report describing its financial position as “vulnerable”. The document published by South Gloucestershire’s internal audit service said significant changes were now required to allow the separation of the two schools’ finances. The Ridings’ Federation of Academies currently still has responsibility for the Yate and Winterbourne sites but the Yate academy - including the secondary school, primary phase and nursery - is set to transfer to the Greenshaw Learning Trust in September. A request for the review of the federation’s governance and financial management was made by Ridings’ trustees after a financial notice to improve was issued by the Education Funding Agency in light of a potential £1 million deficit by the end of the current academic year. The audit service’s report referred to a “complex and costly Continued on Page 6.
Hawaii comes to Yate Leisure Centre’s temporary pool opens PAGE 11
Call to celebrate 800th anniversary Ideas wanted for Chipping Sodbury’s 2018 landmark PAGE 12
Silver screen celebrations Cineworld Yate celebrates first birthday PAGE 15
Volunteers needed History maker: Rosie Tregear will captain Chipping Sodbury’s fifth team, the first time a woman has done the job in the club’s 157 year history. Full story, page 37
Chipping Sodbury’s Victorian Day needs helpers PAGE 23