PARENTS, teachers and governors have been invited to find out how their school could become a Co-operative Trust school.

The free event is scheduled to take place at County Hall, Worcester, on Saturday.

It is due to start at 9.30am and continue until midday.

Guest speakers lined up for the event are Mervyn Wilson, principal of the Co-operative College; Kevin Courtney, deputy general secretary of the NUT, and Dr Patrick Roach, deputy general secretary of the NASUWT.

Steve Wall, headteacher at Sutherland School in Telford, Shropshire, is also on the list.

The meeting has been organised by education cooperative the Robert Owen Group, the Co-op Group and the Labour Party.

For more information, contact Lesley Keay at the Robert Owen Group on 01568 618130 or email lkeay@robertowen.

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