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Diary of a Headteacher: The Apprenticeship Levy

Like many headteachers, Tom Donohoe is facing the prospect of paying the Apprenticeship Levy...

So, how are we all feeling about the Apprenticeship Levy? Here in Hampshire we are not at all happy! In fact we are so unhappy a headteacher has started a petition and nearly 1,000 school leaders have signed it. In my 15 years as a headteacher I don’t remember a petition like this, so clearly at a time when budgets are tight and getting tighter, this is the straw that broke the camel’s back.

I have signed the petition, I can no more afford to lose a few thousand quid than any other school. It might be that in other areas of the country, you are not as affected.

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