Published Date:
30 June 2009
A NUMBER of staff at Mansfield's Samworth Church Academy are being made redundant, it has been revealed.
The academy is cutting seven teaching posts from its staff to deal with a 'significant budget deficit' it inherited when it took over the former Sherwood Hall School last September.
Samworth chiefs says the teachers will be leaving through voluntary redundancies but it cannot say exactly when their jobs will end.
Principal Michael Griffiths said: "We inherited a situation that required a clear solution for the long term benefit of the academy.
"Our staff have responded to the situation with great professionalism and we are delighted that the necessary redundancies of teaching staff will be achieved on an entirely voluntary basis."
He said the staff had been aware of the issues with the budget for a number of months.
A state-of-the-art new academy is currently being built on the other side of the school's site, despite concerns from local people about how close it will be to their homes.
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Last Updated:
30 June 2009 1:53 PM
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Location:
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