Bellevue Education
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
- Brabyns Preparatory School, Cheshire, UK
- Edenhurst Preparatory School, Staffordshire, UK
- Elmhurst School for Boys, London, UK
- Forest Park Preparatory School, Greater Manchester, UK
- Forest Preparatory School, Greater Manchester, UK
- Gateway School, Buckinghamshire, UK
- Norfolk House School, Muswell Hill, London, UK
- Skippers Hill Manor Preparatory School, East Sussex, UK
- Wandsworth Preparatory School, London, UK
- Weston Green School, Surrey, UK
Senior Schools
- Surval Montreux, Montreux, Switzerland
- Ealing Independent College, London, UK
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "About Bellevue Education | Bellevue Education Timeline". http://www.blvue.com/about-us/about-bellevue-education/. Retrieved on 2016-01-03.
- ↑ "Our Schools | Bellevue Education". http://www.blvue.com/our-schools/. Retrieved on 2016-01-03.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Mark William Malley: Director Summary". http://companycheck.co.uk/director/913742040. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "EDCO". http://www.theagencyforeducation.co.uk/work.php?item=edco&sub=2. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "BELLEVUE EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED - Annual Accounts". Bellevue Education Group Limited. https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/documentextract/56750437. Retrieved on 9 November 2014.
- ↑ fr:Surval Mont-Fleuri, Retrieved 10 November 2014Template:Better source
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Home | Place Group". http://www.place-group.com/. Retrieved on January 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Welcome to BPET (Bellevue Place Education Trust)". http://www.bpet.co.uk/. Retrieved on January 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Home | Place Group". http://www.place-group.com/.
- ↑ "Saudi oil tycoon revealed as investor in schools company | The Sunday Times". http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/National/article1686389.ece.
- ↑ 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.