He will be the federation's new chief executive, backed by Russell Wallace as interim director of the Central Academy.

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In the autumn of 1996 a local businessman, David Brennan, founded two schools, Hope Central Academy and Hope Ohio City.

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Two local schools were closed to form the Richard Rose Central Academy.

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Richard Rose Central Academy in Carlisle has joined the United Learning group of schools just weeks after it was found to be "inadequate" by Ofsted.

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He has also been appointed at Michigan State University, CERGE-EI (Prague, Czech Republic), the University of Warsaw, Central University of Venezuela and Mohila Academy University of Kiev.

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We know how such stories tend to function: they trace the sine wave of obscurity, glory, and setback and, in the process, gather Academy Awards for those in the central role.

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Wadebridge School became an academy in 2012, getting its funding from central government rather than Cornwall Council.

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The new academy is named after a Victorian architect who was central to the development of Weston as a resort.

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