EDISON SCHOOLS APPOINTS MARK LOGAN

Managing Director Joins from Serco plc

Colchester, UK: November 2nd, 2004 ­ Edison Schools UK has announced the appointment of Mark Logan to the position of Managing Director. Mark joins Edison from Serco Group plc., where he was the Director of Serco Learning.

Edison Schools UK now has partnerships with 20 schools in Britain and is fast growing into a very significant provider of school services to the state sector. Mark Logan's appointment marks an important phase in Edison's growth and development in the UK education scene.

'Edison's holistic and ongoing approach to educational services is something quite new and exciting,' said Mark Logan. 'It's already making a real contribution to improving the quality and standard of the education in our partner schools. The potential benefit to a wide range of schools is enormous. I'm very excited about joining the company and helping to drive forward this very promising development in British education.'

'In the short time since Edison Schools began to work with educators in Britain, we've achieved a great deal and positioned ourselves to offer our unique programme of development measures right across the country,' said Edison's Education Director Paul Lincoln. 'Demand for what Edison can provide is very high indeed, and Mark's appointment adds to our great wealth of experience and gives us a strong platform to manage the growth we need in order to satisfy demand.'

Edison Schools UK works with partner schools through a process of consultancy, coaching and innovation, to provide a complete package of services and technologies to assist with raising achievement. Through its research-based school design, diagnostic assessment systems, continuous professional development, and integrated use of technology, Edison provides an all-encompassing school improvement programme designed to support every aspect of a school's operation in pursuit of a more effective and satisfying learning experience. Edison advisers provide training and professional development to the school teaching staff with continuous support and consultancy throughout the programme.

Partnership with Edison is recognised by headteachers and staff as an energising and highly effective way to bring about whole-school improvement and deliver positive changes in student attitudes and achievement. In May 2004, the OFSTED inspection report for Edison partner Colbayns High School remarked that 'the recently introduced Edison Project provides an effective framework for the many other initiatives with which the school is involved and has had a positive impact on students' behaviour.'