The Trust is founded in 2009 under the name of
Medina Innovation Trust on 16 January 2009. After broadening its scope, it changed its name to
Island Innovation Trust in December of the same year. The trust was founded to help the
Isle of Wight Council with its reorganisation of the second level education on the island. Therefore, it admitted proposals to establish two secondary schools in
Newport and
Carisbrooke Both proposals were accepted and the schools opened their doors for students in September 2011. 2019 the Island Innovation Trust was renamed to the Isle of Wight Education Federation. ==References==