Michael Gove’s old school battles trust’s bid
to slash bursaries

A prestigious private school attended by former Cabinet minister Michael Gove is taking legal action against a proposed cut to its bursary funding.

Aberdeen Endowments Trust (AET) applied to redirect cash earmarked for Robert Gordon’s College (RGC) towards state schools and charities in September.

The college, a 300-year-old private school with fees of up to £21,000 a year, is taking the trust to court over the plans, a source close to the school told the Mail.

AET funds free places for more than 30 pupils at the school from families earning less than £80,000.

RGC historically received the majority of AET’s funding, but the

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