CEO Lynsey Holzer & poor leadership accountability
An examination of poor leadership conduct, governance breaches, and administrative failures within The Active Learning Trust.
Maladministration and whistleblower suppression
During her tenure as CEO of The Active Learning Trust, Lynsey Holzer engaged in maladministration to conceal serious bullying allegations involving members of her senior leadership team. Rather than upholding statutory duties, she instructed EPM to avoid recording formal minutes during a formal whistleblower meeting. This deliberate step was a direct breach of the trust’s own safeguarding and whistleblowing policies, leaving staff vulnerable and denying victims proper formal records.
Misleading officials and silencing governance
When questioned by Steve Barclay, the Member of Parliament for North East Cambridgeshire (March), Lynsey Holzer falsely claimed that no safeguarding issues had been raised regarding vulnerable students being filmed in classrooms during the school day. Alongside evading parliamentary scrutiny, her leadership has systematically marginalised and removed parent governors who raised legitimate concerns, earning a chaotic management reputation often likened to Basil Fawlty.
Demanding external intervention and accountability
Staff and students cannot remain safe under executive leadership willing to violate policy and mislead the public. We urge parents, educators, and community members to escalate documented concerns directly to the Department for Education and local MPs, who are already informed about her repeated disregard for transparency and the truth.
"Staff and students are not safe under a CEO who is willing to lie and break her own policies."
Bullying in Education Campaign