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Just spotted that she is no longer on the list of governors at Salisbury, and a search for her name on the school's website yields absolutely no results. Checked Companies House, and turns out she resigned in February 2021: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/8Mpp8Z8Q...

Utterly baffling and infuriating - since the court disclosures of her inaction, she has become a school governor and now a cathedral canon. The phrase "hiding in plain sight" comes to mind - although no hiding really, as her inaction in the CH abuse is public record. Who does vetting for t...

Jus soli and Jus sanguinis - thank you Otter; every day's a school day and now I know why I can't claim Maltese citizenship even though I have a Maltese birth certificate! Obviously I could if I was a rich Russian oligarch but that's a different matter ... Thank you, Otter, very interesting. I see ...

Not true, someone born in the island of Ireland including Northern Ireland is automatically an Irish citizen only if he or she is not entitled to the citizenship of any other country but is entitled to be an Irish citizen if at least one of his or her parents is: an Irish citizen (or someone entitl...

Mid A in the 90s was run by a certain Gary Dobbie.

It was certainly known as the laissez-faire house where there were few rules, great freedom, lax bedtimes and no discipline.

Pe.A wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:20 pm

loringa wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 8:19 pm

time please wrote: ↑Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:31 am
It is not political but just sad.

I wish we still had the 'thanks' button.

....whatever did happen to that...?

I think Julian mentioned in another area of the forum that the latest technical update did not allow the Thanks button.

Let me ask the Remainers a question. Suppose in 2-3 years time there is a second Referendum in Scotland on Scottish independence and the results are: For Independence - 52%, Against - 48%. Would you then argue that it should NOT be granted, for the reasons you have deployed for disregarding the UK-...

Does anyone know why he was 'compulsorily' retired at age 61? I don't know if the following is fully accurate, but a former staff member, with whom I keep in occasional contact, told me that following the tragic death of Clive Kemp in 2004, the school got firmer in terms of encouraging teachers to ...

I have purposely not commented on this thread. 'LIFE MATTERS' would be my train of thought. Haha, JR, I was waiting for this. Yes, life matters, but apparently many people seem to think Black lives matter less that white lives, so that's what we're talking about right now. You said what would have ...

It's rather disheartening seeing people who claim to be against racism and discrimination in general, who seem to have broad life experiences etc, but use multiple terms that are at best outdated and ignorant, and at worst racial or other slurs.

Sadly there is still no criminal offence which enables a teacher turning a blind eye to sexual abuse or covering up for it to be prosecuted. There is no appetite in government to introduce such an offence given what are seen as other priorities. If one parent abuses their child and the other parent...

The food was uniformly poor until about my deps when it was outsources to a company who wore Purple pinnies (cant remember name) It wasn't Fairfield, was it? But maybe I remember wrong, not the most important thing to recall from one's school days. I remember striking up a bit of a conversational b...

Active vs passive offences (actions vs omitting to act when you have a duty to do so) I am not a legal expert, merely worked on the fringes of the justice system and here's my take on it (happy to be corrected, and looking forward to learning more from others more in the know, as I am also confused ...

I seem to remember Shrewsbury School also publishing a note saying Dobbie had "retired". Right opposite Dobbie's name in that link, I see an advert: "We seek an experienced safeguarding professional to advise the Diocese in all aspects of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults&qu...

The Old Blues Facebook group includes the recent announcement of the death of the beloved Tom Jeffers (discussed on here also). Over 100 heartfelt messages of condolence and happy memories. Bob Sillett somehow managed to mention his (Sillett’s) MBE and lifelong service to the community in the little...