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Headteachers warn of ‘repeat of Windrush’ scandal post-Brexit, headteachers warn
Requiring schools to help families and staff with their settled status could have ‘unintended consequences,’ The National Association of Head Teachers says
Performers from The Hebe Foundation charity during the service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey, London to mark the 70th anniversary when about 500 Caribbeans stepped off the Empire Windrush in Tilbury Docks, Essex, to join the effort to rebuild post-war Britain, in June 2018
HEADTEACHERS have warned of a repeat of Windrush or the hostile environment if schools are required to help families and staff with their settled status following Brexit.
The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) said today that it was concerned about “unintended consequences” if schools became involved in the process.
School leaders should only be required to direct those who may need to apply for permanent leave to remain in Britain to official information about the European Union Settlement Scheme, the union said.
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