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{{Infobox company/sandbox|type = Education|founded = 2003|founder = Mark Malley|location_city = [[Surrey]]|location_country = [[United Kingdom]]|locations = 12 schools across the UK and in Switzerland|key_people = Mark Malley (CEO), Marwan Naja (Chairman), Steven Wade (Schools Director)|industry = Independent Schools and Colleges|logo = Logo-bellevue-education.png|homepage = [http://www.blvue.com www.blvue.com] |parent = Bellevue Education International Limited}}'''Bellevue Education''' is an international education management company founded in 2003.<ref name=DellamCompanyInfo>{{cite web|title=BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED|url=http://www.dellam.com/04924426-BELLEVUE%20EDUCATION%20GROUP%20LIMITED.html|website=Dellam Corporate Information Limited|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = About Bellevue Education {{!}} Bellevue Education Timeline|url = http://www.blvue.com/about-us/about-bellevue-education/|website = www.blvue.com|accessdate = 2016-01-03}}</ref> The group has grown rapidly, with funding derived largely from the [[1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal]].<ref name="sarawakReport">{{cite web|title=How 1MDB's Stolen Money Funded Top UK Private Schools|url=http://www.sarawakreport.org/2016/04/how-1mdbs-stolen-money-funded-top-uk-private-schools/|website=sarawakreport.org|publisher=Sarawak Report|accessdate=12 April 2016}}</ref> It now owns ten preparatory schools in the UK and two senior schools in the UK and Switzerland.<ref name="EdInvestor2012">{{cite news|title=Bellevue Education continues empire building|url=http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012|accessdate=9 November 2014|work=Education Investor Website|publisher=Education Investor|date=22 Oct 2012}}</ref><ref name="UKIndependents">{{cite web|title=Our UK Independent Schools|url=http://www.blvue.com/uk-independent-schools/schools/|website=Bellevue Education|publisher=Bellevue Education|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="SwissSchools">{{cite web|title=Swiss Boarding Schools|url=http://www.blvue.com/swiss-boarding/schools/|website=Bellevue Education|publisher=Bellevue Education Limited|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> Based in [[Surrey]], United Kingdom, Bellevue Education educates children and teenagers aged 3 to 19 through its nurseries, pre-preparatory, preparatory and senior schools and colleges.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Our Schools {{!}} Bellevue Education|url = http://www.blvue.com/our-schools/|website = www.blvue.com|accessdate = 2016-01-03}}</ref>
{{Infobox company/sandbox|type = Education|founded = 2003|founder = Mark Malley|location_city = [[Surrey]]|location_country = [[United Kingdom]]|locations = 12 schools across the UK and in Switzerland|key_people = Mark Malley (CEO), Marwan Naja (Chairman), Steven Wade (Schools Director)|industry = Independent Schools and Colleges|logo = Logo-bellevue-education.png|homepage = [http://www.blvue.com www.blvue.com] |parent = Bellevue Education International Limited}}'''Bellevue Education''' is an international education management company founded in 2003.<ref name=DellamCompanyInfo>{{cite web|title=BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED|url=http://www.dellam.com/04924426-BELLEVUE%20EDUCATION%20GROUP%20LIMITED.html|website=Dellam Corporate Information Limited|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = About Bellevue Education {{!}} Bellevue Education Timeline|url = http://www.blvue.com/about-us/about-bellevue-education/|website = www.blvue.com|accessdate = 2016-01-03}}</ref>  Based in [[Surrey]], United Kingdom, Bellevue Education educates children and teenagers aged 3 to 19 through its nurseries, pre-preparatory, preparatory and senior schools and colleges.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Our Schools {{!}} Bellevue Education|url = http://www.blvue.com/our-schools/|website = www.blvue.com|accessdate = 2016-01-03}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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The company adopted the name '''Bellevue Education Group''' in 2011, prior to acquiring three more independent schools: [http://www.edenhurst.co.uk/ Edenhurst Preparatory School] in Staffordshire, [http://www.brabynsprepschool.co.uk/ Brabyns Preparatory School] in Cheshire, and [http://gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk/ Gateway School] in Buckinghamshire.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" /><ref name="BellevueTimeline" />
The company adopted the name '''Bellevue Education Group''' in 2011, prior to acquiring three more independent schools: [http://www.edenhurst.co.uk/ Edenhurst Preparatory School] in Staffordshire, [http://www.brabynsprepschool.co.uk/ Brabyns Preparatory School] in Cheshire, and [http://gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk/ Gateway School] in Buckinghamshire.<ref name="DellamCompanyInfo" /><ref name="BellevueTimeline" />


In 2012, Bellevue Education Group was reported to be jointly owned by Mark Malley, with a 35% stake, and its Chairman Marwan Naja, owner of Plato One Ltd and Plato Two Ltd.<ref name="EdInvestor2012" /> Further investment in that year by Plato Two Ltd coincided with the establishment of '''Bellevue Education International Limited''', of which Bellevue Education Group became a wholly owned subsidiary.<ref name="2011AnnualAccounts">{{cite web|title = BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts|url = https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437|website = Companies in the UK|publisher = Bellevue Education Group Limited|accessdate = 9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Shareholders">{{cite web|title = Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders|url = http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure|website = Company Check|accessdate = 9 November 2014}}</ref> The parent company completed the acquisition of a Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as [[Surval Montreux]].<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /><ref name=SurvalMontreuxWiki>[[:fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri]], Retrieved 10 November 2014{{Better source|reason=per WP:CIRCULAR|date=August 2015}}</ref> In April 2016, the true source of much of the investment funding behind Bellevue was exposed as being the [[1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal]], by the release of the [[Panama Papers]], as covered by the [[Sarawak Report]].<ref name="sarawakReport">{{cite web|title=How 1MDB's Stolen Money Funded Top UK Private Schools|url=http://www.sarawakreport.org/2016/04/how-1mdbs-stolen-money-funded-top-uk-private-schools/|website=sarawakreport.org|publisher=Sarawak Report|accessdate=12 April 2016}}</ref> There has also been coverage of this matter in the Sunday Times, and the National Union of Teachers has called for a public enquiry<ref name="WHPARA Archive">{{cite web|title=NUT Questions Bellevue Investment|url=http://www.whpara.org.uk/newsarchive.html|website=Whpara.org.uk|publisher=Whitehall Park Residents Association|accessdate=7 May 2016}}</ref>  
In 2012, Bellevue Education Group was reported to be jointly owned by Mark Malley, with a 35% stake, and its Chairman Marwan Naja, owner of Plato One Ltd and Plato Two Ltd.<ref name="EdInvestor2012">{{cite news|url=http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012|title=Bellevue Education continues empire building|date=22 Oct 2012|work=Education Investor Website|publisher=Education Investor|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref> Further investment in that year by Plato Two Ltd coincided with the establishment of '''Bellevue Education International Limited''', of which Bellevue Education Group became a wholly owned subsidiary.<ref name="2011AnnualAccounts">{{cite web|title = BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts|url = https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437|website = Companies in the UK|publisher = Bellevue Education Group Limited|accessdate = 9 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Shareholders">{{cite web|title = Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders|url = http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure|website = Company Check|accessdate = 9 November 2014}}</ref> The parent company completed the acquisition of a Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as [[Surval Montreux]].<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /><ref name=SurvalMontreuxWiki>[[:fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri]], Retrieved 10 November 2014{{Better source|reason=per WP:CIRCULAR|date=August 2015}}</ref>  


Back in the UK, Bellevue Education Group opened a new independent school, [http://www.wandsworthprep.com/ Wandsworth Preparatory School].<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /><ref name=WandsworthIntro>{{cite web|title=An introduction to Wandsworth Preparatory School by Mark Malley, CEO of Bellevue Education.|url=http://www.wandsworthprep.com/2012/01/introducing-wps/|website=Wandsworth Preparatory School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>
Back in the UK, Bellevue Education Group opened a new independent school, [http://www.wandsworthprep.com/ Wandsworth Preparatory School].<ref name="BellevueTimeline" /><ref name=WandsworthIntro>{{cite web|title=An introduction to Wandsworth Preparatory School by Mark Malley, CEO of Bellevue Education.|url=http://www.wandsworthprep.com/2012/01/introducing-wps/|website=Wandsworth Preparatory School|accessdate=9 November 2014}}</ref>


Bellevue Education has formed a joint venture with '''Place Group''',<ref>{{Cite web|title = Home {{!}} Place Group|url = http://www.place-group.com/|website = www.place-group.com|accessdate = January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.place-group.com/news121.html|title = Place Group gains first Free School approval as part of a proposer group|date = |accessdate = 9 November 2014|website = |publisher = Place Group|last = Place Group|first = }}</ref> [[Bellevue Place Education Trust|the Bellevue Place Education Trust]] (BPET), which operates seven primary [[Free school (England)|Free Schools]] across London and the South-East.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Welcome to BPET (Bellevue Place Education Trust)|url = http://www.bpet.co.uk/|website = www.bpet.co.uk|accessdate = January 2016}}</ref><ref name=MasterFundingAgreement2013>{{cite web|title=BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST FREE SCHOOLS: Master Funding Agreement|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=139775&downloadfs=pdf&numfile=0|website=Department for Education: School Performance Tables|publisher=Department for Education|accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=TrustDirectorsReport2013>{{cite web|title=Bellevue Place Education Trust: Director's Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31st August 2013|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=139775&downloadar=pdf|website=School Performance Tables|publisher=Department for Education|accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref>
In 2013, Bellevue Education formed a joint venture with '''Place Group''',<ref>{{Cite web|title = Home {{!}} Place Group|url = http://www.place-group.com/|website = www.place-group.com|accessdate = January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.place-group.com/news121.html|title = Place Group gains first Free School approval as part of a proposer group|date = |accessdate = 9 November 2014|website = |publisher = Place Group|last = Place Group|first = }}</ref> [[Bellevue Place Education Trust|the Bellevue Place Education Trust]] (BPET), which operates seven primary [[Free school (England)|Free Schools]] across London and the South-East.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Welcome to BPET (Bellevue Place Education Trust)|url = http://www.bpet.co.uk/|website = www.bpet.co.uk|accessdate = January 2016}}</ref><ref name=MasterFundingAgreement2013>{{cite web|title=BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST FREE SCHOOLS: Master Funding Agreement|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=139775&downloadfs=pdf&numfile=0|website=Department for Education: School Performance Tables|publisher=Department for Education|accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=TrustDirectorsReport2013>{{cite web|title=Bellevue Place Education Trust: Director's Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31st August 2013|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=139775&downloadar=pdf|website=School Performance Tables|publisher=Department for Education|accessdate=10 November 2014}}</ref>


During 2013, Bellevue Education Group acquired two more UK independent schools: [http://www.montessori-house.org/ Montessori House Nursery] in Muswell Hill and [[Elmhurst School for Boys|Elmhurst School]] in South Croydon.<ref name="BellevueTimeline" />
During 2013, Bellevue Education Group acquired two more UK independent schools: [http://www.montessori-house.org/ Montessori House Nursery] in Muswell Hill and [[Elmhurst School for Boys|Elmhurst School]] in South Croydon.<ref name="BellevueTimeline" />
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The group's latest acquisition was in March 2015: [[Ealing Independent College]] in West London.
The group's latest acquisition was in March 2015: [[Ealing Independent College]] in West London.
In April 2016, a blog based in Asia posted accusations about the group in relation to one of its silent investors and their separate business ventures internationally.<ref name="sarawakReport">{{cite web|url=http://www.sarawakreport.org/2016/04/how-1mdbs-stolen-money-funded-top-uk-private-schools/|title=How 1MDB's Stolen Money Funded Top UK Private Schools|website=sarawakreport.org|publisher=Sarawak Report|accessdate=12 April 2016}}</ref> The Sunday Times followed up on the story and linked it to the [[Bellevue Place Education Trust]], a joint venture between Bellevue Education and Place Group<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.place-group.com/|title=Home {{!}} Place Group|website=www.place-group.com|access-date=2016-05-12}}</ref>, however, they were forced to post a full statement from the Department of Education clearly stating that: "No one will be handed control of a school unless we are entirely happy with the results and checks".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article1686389.ece|title=Saudi oil tycoon revealed as investor in schools company {{!}} The Sunday Times|website=www.thesundaytimes.co.uk|access-date=2016-05-12}}</ref> The link made to the Trust comes at a time when members of the media and NUT have been at war with the Department of Education in relation to the pending academies plans in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/mar/26/nicky-morgan-academies-teachers-what-works-in-classrooms-nasuwt|title=Nicky Morgan warns teachers: no 'reverse gear' for academies plan|last=Adams|first=Richard|date=2016-03-26|website=the Guardian|access-date=2016-05-12}}</ref>


== List of Bellevue Schools ==
== List of Bellevue Schools ==

Revision as of 18:58, 12 May 2016

Template:Infobox company/sandboxBellevue Education is an international education management company founded in 2003.[1][2] Based in Surrey, United Kingdom, Bellevue Education educates children and teenagers aged 3 to 19 through its nurseries, pre-preparatory, preparatory and senior schools and colleges.[3]

History

Bellevue Education was founded under the name House Education by Mark Malley in 2003, when he bought Norfolk House preparatory school in London.[1][4][5] He also became the headteacher, and when the school was inspected in 2007 it was reported to be significantly improved from its previous inspection, with outstanding leadership.[6]

In 2008 House Education was renamed The Really Great Education Company Limited (EDCO) and purchased Weston Green School in Surrey.[1][4][7] It also purchased Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School in East Sussex in 2010,[4][8] an expansion which contributed to its identification as an aspirant company in the proprietorial schools sector.[9]

The company adopted the name Bellevue Education Group in 2011, prior to acquiring three more independent schools: Edenhurst Preparatory School in Staffordshire, Brabyns Preparatory School in Cheshire, and Gateway School in Buckinghamshire.[1][4]

In 2012, Bellevue Education Group was reported to be jointly owned by Mark Malley, with a 35% stake, and its Chairman Marwan Naja, owner of Plato One Ltd and Plato Two Ltd.[10] Further investment in that year by Plato Two Ltd coincided with the establishment of Bellevue Education International Limited, of which Bellevue Education Group became a wholly owned subsidiary.[11][12] The parent company completed the acquisition of a Swiss boarding school, Surval Mont-Fleuri, subsequently renamed as Surval Montreux.[4][13]

Back in the UK, Bellevue Education Group opened a new independent school, Wandsworth Preparatory School.[4][14]

In 2013, Bellevue Education formed a joint venture with Place Group,[15][16] the Bellevue Place Education Trust (BPET), which operates seven primary Free Schools across London and the South-East.[17][18][19]

During 2013, Bellevue Education Group acquired two more UK independent schools: Montessori House Nursery in Muswell Hill and Elmhurst School in South Croydon.[4]

Bellevue acquired two more UK independent schools in 2014: Forest Preparatory School in Altrincham and Forest Park Preparatory School in Sale, Greater Manchester.[4][20]

The group's latest acquisition was in March 2015: Ealing Independent College in West London.

In April 2016, a blog based in Asia posted accusations about the group in relation to one of its silent investors and their separate business ventures internationally.[21] The Sunday Times followed up on the story and linked it to the Bellevue Place Education Trust, a joint venture between Bellevue Education and Place Group[22], however, they were forced to post a full statement from the Department of Education clearly stating that: "No one will be handed control of a school unless we are entirely happy with the results and checks".[23] The link made to the Trust comes at a time when members of the media and NUT have been at war with the Department of Education in relation to the pending academies plans in the UK.[24]

List of Bellevue Schools

Preparatory Schools

Senior Schools

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED". http://www.dellam.com/04924426-BELLEVUE%20EDUCATION%20GROUP%20LIMITED.html. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  2. ↑ "About Bellevue Education | Bellevue Education Timeline". http://www.blvue.com/about-us/about-bellevue-education/. Retrieved on 2016-01-03. 
  3. ↑ "Our Schools | Bellevue Education". http://www.blvue.com/our-schools/. Retrieved on 2016-01-03. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "About Us: Timeline". Bellevue Education Limited. http://www.blvue.com/about-us/timeline/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  5. ↑ "Mark William Malley: Director Summary". http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913742040. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  6. ↑ "2007 Inspection Report on Norfolk House School". Independent Schools Inspectorate. http://isiservice.devprocess.com/HtmlReportViewer.aspx?r=1217_07.htm. Retrieved on 23 January 2016. 
  7. ↑ "EDCO". http://www.theagencyforeducation.co.uk/work.php?item=edco&sub=2. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  8. ↑ "EMC brokers a bright new future for Skippers Hill Manor School". http://www.emcltd.co.uk/news/success-stories/emc-brokers-a-bright-new-future-for-skippers-hill-manor-school. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  9. ↑ Croft, James. "Profit-Making Free Schools: Unlocking the Potential of England's Proprietorial Schools Sector". http://www.adamsmith.org/sites/default/files/resources/ASI_School_report_WEB.pdf. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  10. ↑ "Bellevue Education continues empire building". Education Investor Website (Education Investor). 22 Oct 2012. http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3012. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  11. ↑ "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts". Bellevue Education Group Limited. https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  12. ↑ "Bellevue Education International Limited: Shareholders". http://companycheck.co.uk/company/08028529/BELLEVUE-EDUCATION-INTERNATIONAL-LIMITED/group-structure. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  13. ↑ fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri, Retrieved 10 November 2014Template:Better source
  14. ↑ "An introduction to Wandsworth Preparatory School by Mark Malley, CEO of Bellevue Education.". http://www.wandsworthprep.com/2012/01/introducing-wps/. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  15. ↑ "Home | Place Group". http://www.place-group.com/. Retrieved on January 2016. 
  16. ↑ Place Group. "Place Group gains first Free School approval as part of a proposer group". Place Group. http://www.place-group.com/news121.html. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  17. ↑ "Welcome to BPET (Bellevue Place Education Trust)". http://www.bpet.co.uk/. Retrieved on January 2016. 
  18. ↑ "BELLEVUE PLACE EDUCATION TRUST FREE SCHOOLS: Master Funding Agreement". Department for Education. http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=139775&downloadfs=pdf&numfile=0. Retrieved on 10 November 2014. 
  19. ↑ "Bellevue Place Education Trust: Director's Report and Financial Statements for the year ending 31st August 2013". Department for Education. http://www.education.gov.uk/cgi-bin/schools/performance/school.pl?urn=139775&downloadar=pdf. Retrieved on 10 November 2014. 
  20. ↑ "Bellevue buys two schools in Cheshire". Education Investor. 27 Feb 2014. http://www.educationinvestor.co.uk/ShowArticle.aspx?ID=3756. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. 
  21. ↑ "How 1MDB's Stolen Money Funded Top UK Private Schools". Sarawak Report. http://www.sarawakreport.org/2016/04/how-1mdbs-stolen-money-funded-top-uk-private-schools/. Retrieved on 12 April 2016. 
  22. ↑ "Home | Place Group". http://www.place-group.com/. 
  23. ↑ "Saudi oil tycoon revealed as investor in schools company | The Sunday Times". http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article1686389.ece. 
  24. ↑ Adams, Richard (2016-03-26). "Nicky Morgan warns teachers: no 'reverse gear' for academies plan". http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/mar/26/nicky-morgan-academies-teachers-what-works-in-classrooms-nasuwt. 
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