LIPA School boss resigns just weeks into role

LIPA School has closed

- By LIAM THORP

THE newly appointed chief executive of the trust running a crisis-hit Liverpool school which this week closed with immediate effect has resigned, just weeks after taking up the role.

On Thursday night it was confirmed that LIPA School - based in Duke Street - had closed several days before the end of term. A message to parents said the troubled school - which contains primary and secondary provision - will not reopen this term.

The closure comes after an inspection by School Improvement Liverpool (SIL) - an organisation linked to the city council - which found safety issues. SIL's director of education Jane Holmes told parents: "We apologise for the late notice and inconvenience this may have caused, but this is for the safety of both pupils and staff."

LIPA School shares a name with the performing arts academy founded by Beatle Sir Paul McCartney but is run by a separate multi-academy trust that also includes a sixth form college.