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ACADEMIES are squandering public money on “vanity projects,” first-class international travel, nights out and branded goods rather than educating children, teachers said over the weekend.
School bosses are wasting cash from government grants on award ceremonies and “branded biscuits” instead of much-needed resources, delegates at NASUWT’s annual conference heard.
Wendy Exton, a member of the union’s executive, told delegates of one multiacademy trust (MAT) CEO who took colleagues out on a Friday night to the cost of “£2,000, which was billed to the school.”
A past confrontation permanently shaped the methods the state will use to protect employers against any claims by their employees, writes MATT WRACK, but unions are readying to face the challenge
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
With 170,000 children living in poverty in north-east England and teachers leaving in droves over 20 per cent real-terms pay cuts since 2010, all while private companies siphon off billions, it is time to unite and fight for education, writes MATT WRACK