Death knell for education company

A LEADERSHIP shake-up of under-fire children’s services in Leeds is likely to spell the end for an organisation which has helped run schools since 2011.

Leeds Council is looking to abolish Education Leeds, a council-owned company, next March and transfer its staff and responsibilities direct to the council by April 1 2011.

Council bosses say the proposed reorganisation is not in direct response to a recent Ofsted inspection which branded aspects of child protection services as “inadequate”.

The council said the merger would strengthen services by putting everything into one dedicated directorate.

Council chief executive Paul Rogerson said: “In the current climate it is clear that we need to harness all of the resources that are available to us and ensure that they are used consistently to the best possible effect.”