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Concerned parents are staging protests outside a school amid allegations that all teachers, teaching assistants and a receptionist have left.
Hutchinson Memorial CE First School in Checkley, near Cheadle in Staffordshire, is reportedly being staffed by supply teachers and personnel from another school within the multi-academy trust. Finola Bandrick, a mother with one child at the 'outstanding' rated school, stated that since September 'every single one' of the teachers left unexpectedly.
The 38-year-old has now made the drastic decision to home educate her child until a resolution is reached. Uttoxeter Learning Trust confirmed that several staff members were off sick and 'steps were being taken to support staff' and 'ensure the education of children is not affected', reports Stoke on Trent Live.
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Finola, speaking on behalf of concerned parents, clarified that their issue was not with the school but with the Uttoxeter Learning Trust. She revealed: "Every single one of the teachers has left. My son cried himself to sleep. He heard that his teacher had left and he was really worried about him. I will now be home schooling my child until something is sorted."
"We know the staff haven't done anything wrong. None of them would have taken the decision to go lightly. The parents have not got a problem with the teachers or the school. It's still an amazing school because of all the groundwork the staff have put in over the years. It was rated outstanding by Ofsted two years ago.
"I wanted my kids to go there because I liked the whole family ethos and the behaviour of the children is impeccable. You only have to go to the school
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