NEU demands fraud inquiry
A TEACHING union today called on the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to open an investigation into two failed free schools in Greater Manchester.
In a letter to SFO head Lisa Osofsky, National Education Union (NEU) leaders Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney called for an inquiry into the Collective Spirit Free School and the Manchester Creative Studio School.
Collective Spirit Free School, which is in the Chadderton area of Oldham, was rated “inadequate” in every area during its first Ofsted inspection in May 2016.
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