#UKEducation #AcademyTrust #Headteacher #Strikes #EmploymentLaw
Hey everyone, let me share a crazy story with you all that’s been going on in my workplace in the education sector. 🍎✏️
So, we went on strike to get rid of our incredibly unpopular headteacher who was causing chaos and driving staff away. After a long battle, he finally left… but guess what? He formed a new education company and made himself headteacher while we were still striking to remove him! 😱
Now, here’s the kicker – did the Trust know about this sneaky move? Did they protect him during the strike knowing he was planning to jump ship? Should I reach out to them and bring this to their attention? 🤔
Here are some possible solutions I’ve been thinking about:
– Bring it to the attention of the Trust and see their response
– Consult with legal experts to understand any potential violations
– Share this story with others in the education field to raise awareness
What do you all make of this situation? Have you ever encountered something like this in your workplace? Let’s discuss! 💬🤔
Get a lawyer or get as far away from this as possible.
As a business owner and someone that is also employed by other organisations, starting up a business (even one related to their current field of work) is not illegal in the UK. In fact it is a really common behaviour for people who are going to strike out on their own to continue working for an employer while they get their own company set up. People don’t always just start trading from day 1.
The only way the headteacher may get in trouble is if it was in the terms of his employment that he would not be a director of a company, or hold the headship for any other organisation while in position employed by the trust. This is normally because organisations expect commitment from staff to certain positions that means they cannot have split motivations. But I have only ever seen that abused by organisations that just want to stop staff having other revenue streams anyway.
My bigger concern is that the headteacher will start providing his dubious services back to the trust as a consultant or contractor.
All UK schools should be state run, academy trusts and private schools are a poison on the UK education sector.
Don’t be shy, tell us who it is.
The college I previously worked at had a head so corrupt that the UK had to change the law so that the school could go bankrupt. He was so hated that a staff member threw a brick through the school accommodation that he refused to leave
How do you guys strike? Because Ive always known strikes to be you striked until the other party agreed to come the table and meet demands.