Top managers at Norfolk and Waveney school academy chains took home salaries of up to £230,000 last year, with some receiving pay rises despite national pledges to slash wage bills.
Earning more than a third over the Prime Minister’s £150,000-a-year salary, Ormiston Academy Trust paid a top salary of £200,000-£210,000 in 2019/20, giving its highest earner up to a £10,000 pay rise.
It comes amid a crackdown by the Department for Education which has been sending warning letters to trusts with bosses earning more than £150,000.
The Department for Education has been sending warning letters to trusts with bosses earning more than £150,000.
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REAch2 Academy Trust, which runs primary schools in Lowestoft and Beccles, including Northfield St Nicholas, Phoenix St Peter Academy and Gunton Primary, paid its highest earner between £220,000 and £230,000 in 2019/20, putting a higher salary listed in 2018/19 down to accounting errors.
“The CEO’s salary has remained the same for the last four years, and reflects the fact that REAch2 is the largest…
