As a Board of Education staff member, Bruce appreciated and
advocated for school support staff, teachers and principals because of their inspiring leadership and the invaluable work they provide everyday.
Ms Keates said the government's move to scrap the national negotiating
body for school support staff had given schools a licence to misuse and abuse support staff.
A private school with annual fees of # 35,000 is looking to take on a # 3.50 - an - hour apprentice to tend its grounds, in a move branded «a disgrace» by one of the UK's largest trade
unions for school support staff.