Partygate undermines teaching of honesty and decency, says union chief

Headteachers' leader to accuse government of failure of leadership

The leader of a headteachers' union will claim the government is undermining the teaching of decency and honesty in schools, after misleading" the country over Partygate and showing a lack of compassion towards refugees.

Paul Whiteman, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), will accuse the government of an absolute failure of political leadership", which is leading to a breakdown in trust among young people.