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Knighted headteacher resigns in wake of £1m bonuses allegation

Source: guardian.co.uk Politics

Nov 06, 2009

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Ed Balls sacks school's governing body after senior teachers allegedly paid themselves £1m in bonuses

A headteacher who was knighted for services to education has resigned following claims that he and his senior colleagues mismanaged more than a million pounds of his school's funds.

Sir Alan Davies, who received his knighthood in 2000, has stepped down from Copland Community School in Wembley, north-west London.

He had been suspended while Brent Council investigated allegations of financial mismanagement. He resigned before his hearing at a disciplinary panel this week.

Deputy head, Dr Richard Evans, has been dismissed for gross miconduct in relation to financial irregularities. The school bursar, Columbus Udokoro, has been suspended and is due to appear before a disciplinary panel next month. The school's head of human resources, Michelle Bishop, has resigned. The school's governing body has been sacked by the schools secretary, Ed Balls.

Davies, who entertained four prime ministers, one US president and Nelson Mandela in his more than 20 years as head, is believ

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