Photo of schools minister Nick Gibb MP (centre) on a visit to Patchway Community School.

Trust CEO’s “lack of representation” gibe triggers schools minister visit

Schools minister Nick Gibb MP has paid a flying visit to several South Gloucestershire schools, including Patchway Community School, following criticism from a local academy trust leader that the district’s MPs aren’t doing enough to push for an increase in the level of school funding. The visit came just three weeks after Dave Baker, CEO of the Olympus Academy Trust

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Collage of images (l-r) Dave Baker (CEO, Olympus Acdemy Trust) and Jack Lopresti MP.

Trust CEO tackles Lopresti over “lack of representation” on school funding

Dave Baker, CEO of the Olympus Academy Trust (OAT) which incorporates Bradley Stoke Community School, Meadowbrook Primary School and several other secondary and primary schools in the wider local area has met with Jack Lopresti MP to express his concerns about a “lack of representation in regard to inadequate school funding in our area”. In a tweet made earlier this week,

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