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Unions blame ‘shameful’ ALRA closure on school’s senior management

Equity and the University and College Union have released a joint statement in response to the school’s sudden closure.
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ALRA North

Following the closure of the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA), unions have released a public statement claiming that the school’s senior management have handled the situation ‘disgracefully’. 

On 4 April, the school revealed in a public letter that the sudden closure was due to financial struggles, with a ‘lack of any significant new income streams in 2021/22’ meaning the organisation was ‘not financially viable’, and was to cease teaching immediately. Find out more about the school’s closure here. 

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