Orbis Education and Care

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
South West (England); Gloucestershire and Wiltshire; Gloucestershire CC
Location of affected unit(s)
Tewkesbury
Sector
Education
85 - Education
85.3 - Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
85.3 - Secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education
300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
22 November 2018
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Orbis Education and Care has purchased Southwick Park school in Tewkesbury and will reopen it as Abbey Rose school, creating 300 full time and part time jobs in the process. The school will cater for children with complex educational needs related to autism, and will include residential facilities.  The school will open again in early 2019 and is recruiting for teaching, admin and housekeeping roles. There is no information available on when all the new roles are expected to be filled.

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Orbis Education and Care, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 96207, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/96207.