London, July 2005. The British Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Tony Blair, MP, in a letter of 28 July 2005 congratulated Eligo International’s chairman, Mr Anthony Bailey for its work and support in furthering the British Government’s flagship educational programme, City Academies.
In his letter, the Prime Minister said “I am writing to thank you for all the support you have given to the Academies programme, particularly the development of the Academy in Hull and your help with United Learning Trust Academies initiative. It is much appreciated”. To download the letter click here.
Mr Bailey has been advising the Government for some two and a half years and was appointed a member of the London Challenge Ministerial Advisory Group of the Department of Education and Skills which reports every six weeks to the Minister of State for Schools, Lord Adonis.
Eligo has played a significant role in forging contact between business and education especially in relation to brokering a number of academy projects in Greater London and the North of England. The programme aims to provide disadvantaged communities in England with excellent schooling facilities and specialist expertise. A target of 200 academies has been announced by HM Government to be open, or in the pipeline, by 2010, including 60 academies in London.
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