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whistleblowing concern

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This week, I am putting up the longest entry ( by far)  included on this blog. It is a letter sent by the colleague I mentioned in my penultimate post: an esteemed teacher and reputable union rep who also suffered victimisation under the head at our previous school, and consequent unfair treatment from the governing body and council. It is so rigorously and powerfully written that I could not make cuts to it. I have anonymised it. I urge you to read the whole letter to get the full picture.  The collusion and dishonesty unveiled is staggering. Why has nothing ever been done to rectify this mess? All involved (the chair of governors, the DPO, the head, certain members of the council) come out of it looking like vicious, petty-minded amateurs – intent on covering up a lack of general decency. ________________________ 15th June, 2022 Dear [Director of Law, Governance and Elections], Re: confidential whistleblowing concern In your capacity as [the] Council’s Director of Law,...