£1m bonus for school governors under investigation

A London school is being investigated by Brent Council after a report claimed governors paid themselves up to £1m in bonuses.

Head teacher Alan Davies was allegedly paid a bonus of £50,000 two years ago and a further £80,000 last year at Copland Community School in Wembley, bringing his total annual pay to £160,000, the BBC has reported.

He has been suspended amid claims that governors paid themselves thousands of pounds’ worth of bonuses over seven years.

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Council bosses have refused to publish the report until the trial involving the allegations is over, so as not to impede any police investigation.

Council leader Paul Lorber said: “If money has been paid out to individuals rather than the benefit of the school, then people will be disciplined.”