a very fat cat with problems
You can read the horrific detail HERE
The leaks are bad as those of Colin's mega-million £ swimming pool.
But all is very well for Colin and his co-manager, David Chappell.
Between them, they rake in over £500,000 a year when you count in benefits.
Colin pulls in £280k a year whilst David is on £190k
The pauper head at nearby Kensington Aldridge seethes with envy as he inspects his mere £145k a year payslip.
Both have similar pupil numbers yet Holland Park Academy costs £80 million against Kensington Aldridge's £45 million.
Those with long memories will remember the memorable words of Cllr E Campbell claiming HPA cost nothing to build as it was funded by the sale of council land....in other words... your land and your money, Mr and Mrs Taxpayer.
But should heads ever be paid these extraordinary sums of money?
Hall's salary has doubled over seven years accompanied by desultory A level results
Soon the 'not-for-profit sector will be more lucrative than the 'for profit' sector for greed driven people.
No surprise at all. Incredible that it has taken this long for the truth about the Hall regime to break out into the public arena. Colin is a repressive control freak who (with his close mate David Chappell, his VERY close mate) have been running a very unhealthy and odious regime in the school. This Twitter feed is currently in circulation:
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Says it all
I listened to this video of a teacher screaming at pupils in class. This is not acceptable behaviour and sets a very bad example to children about the way to behave
DeleteHall and Chappell still an item? Jackie Griffiths sussed them out a decade ago
ReplyDeleteIt is going to take a tough nut to get rid of this stench. Cllr dizzy Campbell is certainly not up to the task - that paragon of economics who figured out that the school "cost nothing".
ReplyDeleteAnd there is a powerful machine of exploitation operating. Build the school at taxpayer expense, splurge £100 million on an extravagance that should have cost £30 million. But Hall needs his designer furniture and Anthony Gormely art. And his power over the Governors displayed by his sky high salary that does not benchmark with other schools in the Borough. And then gift the whole school to the private sector (Academy) and move in the ex Head of Education from the Town Hall to be Chairman of Governors.
We desperately need the media to rattle this bone until foxy Hall is forced out and a new regime established. The pioneering journalist who has got her teeth into this, Fiona Miller, is Alistair Campbell's partner. Now if she can get him going.....
From what I have read and surmised, there seems to be a headmaster who has a strong personality and entrenched views and he has manged to dominate the Board of Governors and rules his staff with a rod of iron. Without checks and balances this culture often leads to abuse of power and a system that is primed for spectacular failure.
ReplyDeleteHitler ans Stalin both brought great order and discipline to their subjects
Deleteand Mao and Kim Jong
DeleteCant believe a Headmaster gets paid £280k. More than the PM
ReplyDeleteColin has expensive tastes. And Chappell likes to be indulged.
DeleteThe question demands to be answered. What is the relationship between the leadership duopoly?
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