In a sign of how bitter the row has become between the Department for Education and Chrissy Meleady, the former chair of the early years apprenticeship group has threatened legal action if the Government doesn’t reconsider the sacking.
A letter to apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon, seen by Nursery World, states ‘We consider that the decision to withdraw the right to develop standards and assessment plans was misconceived and reached unreasonably.
‘We therefore ask you to confirm within the next seven days that you will reconsider the decision failing which we will take instructions on issuing proceedings by way of Judicial Review to quash it.’
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