Overview
- Orion Education confirmed it has received Richard Tice’s letter and opened an investigation, with CEO Simon Garrill promising a fair process after the half-term break.
- The Year 10 slides placed Reform UK’s logo near the fascism end of a political spectrum alongside BNP and Nazi symbols and used a photo of Tice on an 'extremism' slide.
- Tice demanded an explanation and apology, called the materials defamatory, and warned he would escalate the issue to the Charity Commission if unsatisfied.
- The pack urged pupils to use 'trusted' sources such as the BBC and the Guardian rather than the Sun and the Daily Mail and described the St George’s Cross as used by far‑right groups.
- A staff note told teachers to remain neutral, while a London headteacher publicly condemned the presentation as a breach of teaching standards and called for scrutiny.