The prominent boss of a troubled academy trust saddled with a multi-million-pound deficit has resigned following a leave of absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Schools Week<\/em> previously revealed how the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership had racked up seven-figure losses after purchasing iPads as part of an initiative to provide 11,000 devices for all pupils and staff<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And now it has been announced that Richard Gill, its chief executive, has left after almost 10 years in the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lee Miller, deputy CEO of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust in the south east, moved into Gill\u2019s vacant position on an interim basis earlier this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Arthur Terry chair Helen Stevenson and vice chair David McVean said: \u201cAfter taking a leave of absence, the chief executive officer has now formally resigned from his role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe board would like to thank him for his service to the trust and wishes him well for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2024, Arthur Terry<\/a> was issued with a notice to improve by the Department for Education on financial grounds after being offered a \u00a31.5 million government loan and posting an almost \u00a34 million deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But 2024-25 accounts, published last month, show the 24-school MAT received more cash, as it slipped to an \u00a38.4 million deficit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In all, it has been loaned \u00a33.5 million, all of which \u201chad been drawn down by the year end\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The accounts added trust chiefs had struck an agreement in principle with officials for \u201can additional \u00a31 million of repayable funding\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\u00a34.5m government loans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Gill ‘worked closely with ministers’<\/h3>\n\n\n\n