School finance manager stole 70,000 leaving pupils without computers and pens | UK News [Video]

A school finance manager who siphoned away £70,000 into her own accounts leaving pupils without key resources has been jailed for two years.

Wendy Gill stole the money from Bramcote Church of England Primary School in Nottinghamshire, over a six-year period.

The 61-year-old hid her crime by telling the headteacher, Sarah Meredith, finances at the school were ‘tight’.

It meant the 210 pupils a the school often had to go without items such as computers, pens and glue sticks.

It got so bad, that at one point a parent-teacher association had to donate money to buy reading books.

Gill’s crimes came to light in 2022 when governors discovered the school was projected to be in a deficit of £21,158 – more than three times the figure Gill had told Ms Meredith.

The local authority carried out a financial investigation, which showed serious financial discrepancies.

A police investigation was then launched and Gill was suspended in June 2022. She resigned seven days later.

Detectives discovered £70,581.51 had been fraudulently …