Dundee University principals paid nearly £300,000 after stepping down

Victorian teachers revolt to reject pay deal and unbearable conditions

Victorian teachers and education support staff have overwhelmingly rejected their proposed pay deal, in a rank-and-file rebellion against pay cuts, unbearable conditions in schools and their own union leadership. The post Victorian teachers revolt to reject pay deal and unbearable conditions first appeared on Solidarity Online.

Christian Brothers claim no money left to pay sex-abuse survivors

A Catholic order which ran some of Victoria’s top schools claims it no longer has the funds to pay survivors of abuse at the hands of its clerics.

Academy school leaders in England face pay cap to curb ‘banker-style’ salaries

Nearly 100 academy chief executives earn more than £200,000 a year, and at least one more than £500,000The era of academy school leaders in England receiving “banker-style salaries” and hefty annual increases may soon be over, with the government to introduce limits on executive pay.Nearly 100 academy chief executives earn more than £200,000 a year, with pay in academy trusts equating to anything from less than £5 a pupil to more than £150. Only a quarter of the high-earners were women. Continue reading...

OUSD’s superintendent went around her own team on the budget. Then she brought down the axe

OUSD’s superintendent went around her own team on the budget. Then she brought down the axe In December, Superintendent Denise Saddler sent the board a budget plan her chief of staff and finance chief had never seen. Days later, they were both gone.

£270,000 but lacking likes: Nigel Farage’s gold marketing under scrutiny

The Reform UK leader was paid £270,000 in May by Direct Bullion for 12 hours of work as a ‘brand ambassador’