The announcement of the closure of three schools at the end of the current academic year has sparked significant concern among staff, pupils, parents and the wider school communities.
Closure announcements have been made for three schools within the Galaxy Global Education group of independent schools: Durham High School, Malvern St James in the West Midlands, and Ruthin School in Wales. These closures came with little or no notice, resulting in pupils without a school place for September and staff without jobs.
The NEU welcomes questions being raised in the House of Commons this week, and the calls for independent investigation into the actions of Galaxy Global Education. We believe this needs to happen urgently.
Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, said: “The actions of GGE have been contemptible, and it is staff, pupils and parents who have been left to pick up the pieces. We will be supporting our members through this difficult time and will endeavour to ensure they receive all payments due to them.”