The Emmanuel Schools Foundation (ESF) is a charitable trust which has been involved in education since 1989.^[1]

ESF sponsored four schools: Emmanuel City Technology College in Gateshead (opened 1990), The King's Academy in Middlesbrough (2003), Trinity Academy in Thorne, Doncaster (2005) and Bede Academy in Blyth, Northumberland which opened in September 2009. In 2004, the Foundation's former chairman, Sir Peter Vardy, discussed an aim to sponsor seven schools in the North of England that would educate a total of 10,000 students.^[2]

Its four schools have been oversubscribed every year.^[1][3]

Although the Government allows academies to select 10% of pupils by ability, ESF Academies do not do so, being fully comprehensive schools for local children. They have a Christian ethos, but are not faith schools and welcome staff and students of all faiths and of none.^[4]

History[link]

In 1988, Sir Peter Vardy responded to the then Government’s appeal to local businessmen to become involved in the education of young people in the most socio-economically deprived parts of their home regions through sponsorship of the City Technology College initiative. The aim of the initiative was twofold:

1. To engage business people who had been successful in turning around failing businesses in using their experience to help turn around failing schools, and
2. To create beacons of academic excellence in inner-city areas which would be able to show other parents, teachers and students what was possible.^[5]

The first ESF school, Emmanuel City Technology College, was founded in 1990 as Tyneside’s City Technology College and opened with just 150 students in Year 7. John Burn (Headteacher of Long Benton) had been instrumental in persuading Peter Vardy to engage in the CTC programme. Originally specialising in Technology, the College was awarded a second specialism in Business and Enterprise (2005), allowing it to build upon its Beacon School and current Leading Edge Status through its extensive work in delivering specialist teaching programmes within Primary Schools.

ESF went on to open its next two schools in 2003 and 2005. However, the Foundation's approach was not universally welcomed, and in 2004 opponents blocked the Foundation's bid to take over Northcliffe School in Conisbrough, near Doncaster, which Ofsted had placed under special measures.^[6]

In September 2009 it was announced that David Wootton would join from the Grace Foundation to become ESF's first Chief Executive. In February 2010, the Foundation announced that Sir Peter Vardy was to step down as chairman, to be succeeded by his brother, David Vardy, who had previously been Project Director of the foundation, overseeing the building of the schools.

In September 2009 ESF also opened its fourth school, Bede Academy, which is its first covering the whole school age range of 3-18,^[3] with Nursery, Primary and Secondary provision across two sites in Blyth on the Northumberland coast. Specialising in Engineering and Enterprise, the school focuses on extending conventional perceptions of engineering by providing specialist insights into aspects of biotechnology, environmental science and recycling technologies, sound and computer network engineering, medical and animal science, and naval and automotive systems and design.

In October 2010 it was announced that Sir Peter Vardy was handing over management of the schools to the United Learning Trust.^[7]

Academic successes[link]

Emmanuel College claims that its students, taught as part of a mixed, non-selective comprehensive school, perform significantly above all value-add measures and their academic results have placed the College amongst the highest ranked schools in England for the past ten years.^[8]

A 2009 report on the The King's Academy by Ofsted referred to many improvements, with the school officially ranked as "good, with many outstanding features". Inspectors said the academy was exceptional when it came to boosting students' personal development and well-being, and offering them care, guidance and support.^[9][10]

Controversy[link]

In 2002, a group of leading scientists including Richard Dawkins alleged that creationism was taught in biology classes at Emmanuel College.^[11][12] Steven Layfield, the College's Head of Science and a creationist, had delivered a lecture urging teachers to promote creationism to pupils, parents, and colleagues, including in science classes.^[13] Layfield later resigned from the board of a creationist body to underscore the separation between his private views and the school's teaching of science.^[14]

After reviewing the material used to teach science at Emmanuel College, Mike Tomlinson, chief inspector of Ofsted, decided that the matter did not need to be pursued further.^[15] The next Ofsted inspection in 2006 described the school as 'Outstanding' and found no problem with its science provision.^[16]

In 2005, John Harris in The Guardian accused Emmanuel Schools Foundation of promoting fundamentalist Christianity.^[17]

In 2006, a follow-up article by Martin Wainwright in the The Guardian was strongly supportive of ESF, and said that associating its schools with creationism "couldn't be more wrong."^[4]

In 2006 for Channel 4 Rod Liddle interviewed ex-pupils for a show titled "New Fundamentalists" alleging their teachers were creationists, and had promoted creationism in class.^[18]

Political opponents of academies continued to refer to the original accusation.^[19] After Tribune magazine published such an article in 2009, Peter Vardy took legal action against the magazine and its editor, who apologised, withdrew the allegations, and made an undisclosed payment to a nominated charity.^[20]

References[link]

External links[link]

• BCSE article on The Emmanuel Schools Foundation
• The Emmanuel Schools Foundation's official site
• Emmanuel College's official site
• The King's Academy's official site
• Trinity Academy's official site
• Bede Academy's official site
• The Vardy Group official site
• Emmanuel College Ofsted reports
• Trinity Academy Ofsted reports
• Kings Academy Ofsted reports

Emmanuel Adebayor

Adebayor playing for Real Madrid in 2011.
Personal information
Full name	Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor[1]
Date of birth	(1984-02-26) 26 February 1984 (age 28)
Place of birth	Lomé, Togo
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Manchester City
Number	9
Youth career
1998–1999	OC Agaza
1999–2001	Metz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2001	Metz B	10	(2)
2001–2003	Metz	44	(15)
2003–2006	Monaco	78	(18)
2006–2009	Arsenal	104	(46)
2009–	Manchester City	34	(15)
2011	→ Real Madrid (loan)	14	(5)
2011–2012	→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)	33	(17)
National team‡
2000–	Togo	50	(23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:59, 13 May 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2012

Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (born 26 February 1984), known as Emmanuel Adebayor, is a Togolese footballer who is signed to Manchester City and is currently on loan to Tottenham where he plays as a striker. He plays in the same position for the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco and Arsenal and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008.^[3] In January 2010, Adebayor was one of the players involved when the Togo national team's bus came under a gunfire attack on the way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.

Club career[link]

Early career[link]

In his first season, he played nine games and scored twice. In the 2002–03 season, Adebayor scored 17 goals in 35 games. He signed a new contract with Monaco in 2003, and he scored seven goals in 17 appearances, helping them reach the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final with two goals in 10 games.^[4]

Arsenal[link]

On 13 January 2006, Arsenal signed Adebayor for a reported £7m. He was given the nickname "Baby Kanu" due to his resemblance to former Arsenal star Nwankwo Kanu, whom Adebayor had idolised as a youth.^[5] On 4 February 2006, Adebayor made his Arsenal debut in a Premiership match at Birmingham City and scored after 21 minutes, with Arsenal winning 2–0.^[6] At the end of his first season for the Gunners he had scored four goals in ten matches. However, Adebayor was cup-tied for Arsenal's 2005–06 Champions League campaign as they reached the final against Barcelona, having appeared for Monaco in the qualifying rounds of the competition.

Adebayor scored Arsenal's winning goal against Manchester United to give Arsenal a 1–0 win at Old Trafford, their first league win of the 2006–07 season. Earlier in the game, Adebayor was brought down in the six-yard box to earn Arsenal a penalty, which was taken by Gilberto Silva and saved.^[7] On 8 November 2006, Adebayor scored the only goal of the match to send Arsenal into the quarterfinals of the League Cup against Everton.

Adebayor in 2006

Adebayor with Arsenal.

He was sent off in Arsenal's 2–1 Carling Cup final loss to Chelsea. He was shown a red card after a fracas towards the end of the match involving both Chelsea and Arsenal players. It was alleged that he had thrown a punch at Frank Lampard. The FA subsequently gave him an additional one-match ban and a fine of £7,500 for failing to leave the field of play immediately, as well as a three-match ban for the red card.^[8] Adebayor and Lampard both denied it.^[9]

On 19 January, after scoring twice against Fulham, the fans sang, "Adebayor, Adebayor, give him the ball, and he will score".^[10] After scoring a penalty during the 3–1 win over Portsmouth, his two goals against Tottenham helped Arsenal win 3–1 in the first North London derby of the season.^[11] Adebayor then scored his first hat-trick for Arsenal in a 5–0 home win against Derby County on 22 September; this was the second-ever hat-trick scored at the Emirates.^[12] He was involved in a controversial incident on 22 January in which he clashed with teammate Nicklas Bendtner seven minutes from the end of a 5–1 League Cup semi-final defeat to Tottenham. Bendtner appeared to cut his nose in the clash, for which Adebayor apologised the following day.^[13] Three days later he scored the hundredth goal at the Emirates during the side's 3–0 FA Cup victory over Newcastle United.^[14] Starting on 4 March against Milan, Adebayor went on a goalscoring streak in the Champions League. Despite having never scored before in the competition, he scored a goal in the 2nd leg against Milan at the San Siro.^[15] On 13 April in a Premier League game against Manchester United, Adebayor scored Arsenal's only goal, a game which they lost 2–1 at Old Trafford. He scored his second hat-trick for Arsenal after coming off the bench at half time in the 6–2 win against Derby County on 28 April, making him the only player in the Premiership's history to score a hat-trick home and away against the same side in the same season.^[16] Although Arsenal finished the season empty handed, he was named in the PFA Team of the Year.^[17] Adebayor's second goal against Tottenham Hotspur won Match of the Day's Goal of the Season competition for the 2007–08 season.^[18] He was also awarded the BBC African Footballer of the Year for his performance in 2008.

On the summer transfer window he was linked with a £30million move to AC Milan and Barcelona,^[19] but later insisted to stay at the club after he signed a long contract.^[20] On 13 September 2008, Adebayor scored a hat trick in Arsenal's 4–0 win away to Blackburn Rovers, getting his first league goals of the 2008–09 season.^[21] Adebayor received his first red card of the season in a 1–1 draw with Liverpool after an altercation with opposing defender Álvaro Arbeloa; this was his second bookable offence of the game and therefore served a one-match ban.^[22] On 8 February, Adebayor suffered a hamstring injury in Arsenal's 0–0 draw against Tottenham Hotspur. The injury would keep him out for almost two months, despite initial estimations suggesting only a three week absence.^[23] He made a goalscoring return to action, scoring a brace on his return against Manchester City.^[24] On 7 April 2009, Adebayor equalized a goal for Arsenal in the Quarter finals of the Champions League against Villarreal, in which he chested the ball into his control and then performed a brilliant bicycle kick.^[25] In the return leg at the Emirates Stadium a week later, he scored in a 3–0 Arsenal win, setting up a semi-final showdown with Manchester United. However, Adebayor was injured for the last two Premier League games and finished the season as Arsenal's second top goal scorer, scoring 16, behind Robin van Persie's 20 in all competitions.^[26]

Manchester City[link]

Adebayor in Manchester.

On 18 July 2009, Adebayor signed a five-year contract with Manchester City, for a transfer fee believed to be in the region of £25million.^[27] He scored a goal on his debut for City against Blackburn Rovers, smashing a shot from 18 yards past Paul Robinson in the third minute.^[28] On his home debut, Adebayor scored the only goal in the 17th minute in a 1–0 in over Wolverhampton Wanderers, assisted by fellow summer signing Carlos Tévez.^[29] He scored in his third consecutive league match, heading the winner in a 1–0 away victory against Portsmouth.^[30] He then scored in his fourth consecutive match, this time against his former team, Arsenal in a 4–2 victory at the City of Manchester Stadium.^[31] As a result, he is one of only six players to score in their first four games for a club.^[32] In the match against Arsenal, Adebayor's former team mate Robin van Persie accused him of deliberately kicking him in the face,^[33] and he was later handed a three-match ban after being found guilty of violent conduct.^[34]

Adebayor was also criticised for running almost the full length of the pitch to the Arsenal supporters and celebrating in front of them after scoring his goal causing an angry reaction from the Arsenal supporters. He was booked for this, but did later apologise.^[35] Manchester City manager Mark Hughes suggested Adebayor did it because he wanted to be loved by City fans.^[36] For the start of the 2010–11 season he was given the No.9 shirt instead of his favoured No.25 he previously wore at Arsenal and City. He scored his first hat-trick for Manchester City on the 21 October in a UEFA Europa League group stage match against Lech Poznań.^[37] In doing so, he became the first Manchester City player to score a hat-trick in a European competition. However during the 2010–11 season, Adebayor fell down the pecking order at Manchester City following the club purchasing Edin Džeko with Carlos Tévez and Mario Balotelli also being chosen ahead of him. In August 2011, Roberto Mancini confirmed that Adebayor, along with Craig Bellamy, were no longer part of his plans and could leave Manchester City.

Real Madrid (loan)[link]

On 25 January 2011, Adebayor signed a loan deal to play for Real Madrid for the rest of the season.^[38] Adebayor scored his first goal for Real Madrid in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final against Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabéu.^[39] The game ended 2–0 with an aggregate score of 3–0.

The following weekend, he scored his first goal in La Liga against Real Sociedad, again at the Santiago Bernabéu. The game ended 4–1 and Adebayor scored the last goal within the last 3 minutes of the game. On 6 March 2011, Adebayor scored the opening goal in the 24th minute against Racing Santander from a Mesut Özil pass. Real Madrid won the match 3–1. Adebayor was heavily criticised for his performance against Sporting Gijón, especially for missing many chances. The game ended 0–1 to Sporting Gijón. Adebayor added two goals to his European tally for Madrid with goals against Tottenham Hotspur in a 4–0 win on 5 April 2011.

Adebayor scored his first hat-trick for Real Madrid on 21 May 2011, on the last round of the 2010–11 La Liga season, against Almería. In that match, Real Madrid beat Almería 8–1. ^[40]

Adebayor returned to Manchester City after the Spanish season had finished, but was omitted from their pre-season tour of the USA on 11 July 2011 and later risked a £300,000 fine for refusing to train with the club's reserve and youth teams.^[41]

Tottenham Hotspur (loan)[link]

On 25 August 2011, Tottenham Hotspur signed Adebayor on a season-long loan.^[42] On 10 September 2011, Adebayor scored on his debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 67th minute.^[43] On 18 September 2011, he scored twice on his home debut in a 4–0 win against Liverpool, his second strike marking the 100th league goal of his senior career.^[44]

Adebayor also provided the assist for Rafael van der Vaart's goal in their 2–1 North London derby win against former club Arsenal on 2 October.^[45] He scored his fourth and fifth goal for Tottenham in their 2–0 win against Aston Villa on 21 November, the first with an overhead kick and the second after a mistake from Villa defender James Collins.^[46] He scored another brace in Tottenham's 3–1 win over West Bromwich Albion.^[47] Later on Adebayor went on to score a further two goals, one was a penalty at Stoke and one came in a derby against Chelsea where the scores ended up 1–1.

On 11 February 2012, Adebayor scored on a volley and supplied four assists in the 5-0 win over Newcastle United.^[48] On April Fool's Day Adebayor scored a brace in a 3-1 win over Swansea City.^[49] On 15 April 2012, Adebayor provided an assist for Gareth Bale in Tottenham's only goal in the controversiol 5-1 loss to Chelsea in the FA Cup Semi-Final.^[50] Adebayor then went on to score in back to back games for Tottenham, scoring a brace against Bolton Wanderers in a 4-1 win at the Reebok Stadium^[51]and converting a penalty against Aston Villa where the game ended 1-1,bringing his goal tally to 17 for this season.^[52]

In the final game of his loan spell with Tottenham,^[53] Adebayor opened the scoring as Spurs defeated London rivals Fulham 2–0 on 13 May to secure fourth place.^[54]

International career[link]

Adebayor playing for Togo in May 2006.

Adebayor was also eligible to play for Nigeria but chose to represent the country of his birth.^[55] Adebayor helped Togo qualify for the 2006 African Cup of Nations by scoring 11 goals in the qualifiers, more than any other player in the African qualifiers. On 10 February 2009, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) picked Adebayor as the African Footballer of the Year for 2008 at an awards ceremony held in Lagos, Nigeria. Adebayor beat final nominees Mohamed Aboutrika of Egypt and Ghana's Michael Essien in a vote that involved the national team coaches of CAF's 54 member-nations. It was the first time a Togolese won the award as Africa's best player.

Adebayor helped Togo to qualify for the 2006 World Cup in Germany and started all three group matches against South Korea, Switzerland and France, but did not score any goals and Togo ended up in last place. Adebayor was made team captain after the finals.

He was called up for the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, where he was a substitute for the country's first match, following a row with the coach. Adebayor first vowed to leave the tournament and return home, although he later resumed training with the side.^[56] Togo were eliminated after losing all three matches. He was dropped by Togo following the row over bonus payments.^[57] However, Adebayor was brought back into the Togo team in September 2007. On 11 October 2008, he scored four goals in Togo's 6–0 hammering of Swaziland during the World Cup qualification rounds.

Despite being injured, Adebayor played for Togo against Cameroon. Within this match he scored the only goal for Togo to seal the win.^[58]

On 8 January 2010, Adebayor was one of the players involved when the Togo national team's bus came under a gunfire attack on the way to the African Cup of Nations in Angola.^[59] The fatal attack, in which all the players survived but three other people were killed, led to Togo withdrawing from the tournament.^[60] Adebayor consequently announced his retirement from international football on 12 April 2010 in a statement which read, "I have weighed up my feelings in the weeks and months since the attack and I am still haunted by the events which I witnessed on that horrible afternoon on the Togo team bus. We were just footballers going to play a football match and represent our country, yet we were attacked by people who wanted to kill us all. It is a moment I will never forget and one I never want to experience again."^[61]

Adebeyor subsequently returned to international duty in November 2011 following assurances from the Togo Football Federation regarding safety,^[62] making his comeback in a 1–0 win over Guinea-Bissau in a 2014 World Cup qualifier.^[63]

Punditry[link]

Adebayor was a pundit for the BBC Sport's 2010 FIFA World Cup coverage.^[64]

Club career statistics[link]

As of 13 May 2012^[65]

Honours[link]

Club[link]

Real Madrid

Winner:

• Copa del Rey: 2010–11

Individual[link]

• Goal of the Month: September 2007 (with Arsenal)
• Goal of the Season: 2007–08 (with Arsenal)
• PFA Team of the Year: 2007–08 (with Arsenal)
• BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2007
• African Player of the Year: 2008
• Super Awards African Player of the Year: 2008
• Togo Footballer of the Year: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

References[link]

External links[link]

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