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A top Catholic private school has failed its latest Ofsted report over pupil safeguarding concerns, just days after the government intervened to save it. Ampleforth College, which charges £36,000 a year, was previously banned from taking new pupils after a child sex abuse scandal. It was found by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse to have covered up claims to safeguard the church’s reputation. Ampleforth College (pictured), which charges £36,000 a year, was previously banned from taking new pupils after a child sex abuse scandal The Department for Education is now lifting res...

The IRA says ‘sorry’ but where is the apology? Sinn Fein's leader was fundamentally unwilling to accept that the party supports the organisation who murdered Lord Mountbatten 20 April 2021 • 6:00am You may have read that the Sinn Fein leader, Mary Lou McDonald, has “apologised” for the IRA’s murder of Prince Philip’s uncle, Lord Mountbatten, in 1979. Prince Charles has described Lord Mountbatten as “the grandfather I never had”. What Ms McDonald actually said was: “The army and the armed forces associated with Prince Charles carried out many, many violent actions on our is...

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Ampleforth College fails Ofsted inspection after 'serious safeguarding risks' identified The Ofsted report comes just days after the Education Secretary overturned a ban on new pupils being admitted 19 April 2021 • 7:21pm An Ofsted report concluded that efforts taken by Ampleforth College to mitigate risks to pupils had not been effective Credit: Philip Hollis/Philip Hollis Ampleforth College failed its latest Ofsted report after a "serious safeguarding incident" was identified during an inspection last month. It comes just days after Gavin Williamson, the Education Secretary, intervened...

Ampleforth College  Credit: Philip Hollis  Ampleforth College has been saved from closure following an intervention from the Education Secretary, the Daily Telegraph has learned. The leading Benedictine school has had its ban on admitting new pupils overturned after officials at the Department of Education (DfE) said they were satisfied with its safeguarding arrangements. It is rare for the Government to intervene in the running of a private school and the drastic move is only taken following a series of earlier sanctions. In November, the £36,000-a-year boarding school, based in Yorkshire...