Academy CEO’s social media post, welcoming local Reform politician’s appearance at a sixth form, appears to raise questions about political impartiality
Halifax town hall, where Calderdale council is based. The council is holding elections for all of its seats tomorrow. Image: Alamy.
Michael Gosling, chief executive of Trinity multi-academy trust, courting contention again, following recent comment seeming to wish Labour politicians would be “washed away” at elections.
A social media post, in which a prominent multi-academy trust chief executive praised a local Reform UK party leader in the run-up to council elections, appears to raise questions about whether it complied with government guidance promoting political impartiality.
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By Warwick Mansell for EDUCATION UNCOVERED
Published: 6 May 2026
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Interesting article. I’m pretty sure that headteachers are expected to refrain from party political comments.