THE leader of an educational trust has confirmed that a £1.2m deficit across the accounts of three schools was discovered following a merger.
On 31 December the Mossbourne Federation acquired Hassenbrook Academy, Corringham Primary School and Gable Hall School, which are all in Thurrock, and were previously run by the Ortu Federation.
Peter Hughes, the chief executive officer of the Mossbourne Federation, told the BBC that due to the deficit the trust would have to make redundancies to teaching staff.
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