By Gavin Mackintosh
Twelve academy trusts have been ordered to explain the high levels of executive pay in their organisations.
It follows an ongoing clampdown on excessive salaries without justification. Milner said: “The ESFA has a responsibility to ensure that best practice is exemplified in the system to
ensure this accountability.”
She urged trust chairs to consider the educational performance, financial performance and size of their organisations when setting pay of senior executives.
Eileen Milner, the head of the Education and Skills Funding Agency, has written to the trusts after their accounts revealed payments of over £150,000 to a few fat cats in 2017-18, with several others earning between £100,000 and £150,000.Aston Community Education. Milner wrote to 212 trusts in 2018 about excessive salaries, but only 25% of those have since reduced fat wages dished out to their fat cats.
Repeat warnings have been sent to Education South West, Fylde Coast Academy Trust
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Federation Trust, Ninestiles Academy Trust Limited, The Dean Trust
The Park Federation Academy Trust, Valley Invicta Academies Trust, and Wellsway Multi Academy Trust. The Burnt Mill Academy Trust and Xavier Catholic Education Trust were being warned by officials over executive pay for the first time.