David Meller resigns from DfE board and his following Presidents Club allegations
David Meller, the co-chair of the controversial Presidents Club charity dinner that has been rocked by allegations of sexual harassment by guests, has resigned from the Department for Education’s board.
He has also taken a ‘leave of absence’ from his own academy trust.
Anne Milton, an education minister with responsibility for the board, announced in Parliament this afternoon that Meller has stood down from both his non-executive director role at the DfE and the Apprenticeship Delivery Board.
But questions remain over whether Meller will continue in his roles at the Meller Educational Trust, an academy trust with four schools and one university technical college which he founded, and where he currently serves as a member, trustee and chair.
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