Monday 6 January 2014

Turkish businessman still seeks UK academies

Banbury Guardian: http://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/news/local-news/turkish-tycoon-still-wants-uk-academies-1-5769539


"The Turkish businessman behind a failed bid to sponsor three Banbury area schools in a multi-school academy has declared his intention to continue his commitment to break into British education.
"Enver Yucel has taken out a full page advertisement in the Banbury Guardian – see page 24 – extolling the virtues of his not-for-profit Bahcesehir University in Istanbul.
(He said:) “The BAU group remains willing to commit its significant experience to improve the education of UK school pupils.  An academy trust, Mentora, set up in August with the BAU Foundation through a company formed by Mr Yucel and his son, had been introduced to the Warriner, Hornton and Sibford Gower schools by the Department for Education (DfE)...

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