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Scotland: Four acquitted of physical and sexual abuse at school
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Scotland Historical abuse
  • Mar 23, 2022
Scotland: SNP to issue private schools with new rules on child protection
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Scotland Private schools Child protection Safeguarding Historical abuse
  • Feb 20, 2022
Scotland: Record £1.4m payout for pupil abused by three Christian Brothers monks
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Scotland Historical abuse Compensation
  • Feb 15, 2022
Scotland: Boarding school head regrets failings over abuse
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Scotland Boarding schools Historical abuse
  • Jan 28, 2022
Winchester College abuser had unfettered access to boys, investigation finds
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Historical abuse Abuse
  • Jan 19, 2022
Winchester College’s ‘cult-like’ Christian society allowed barrister to abuse boys
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Historical abuse
  • Jan 18, 2022
Winchester college society was cult-like, finds report into child abuse
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Historical abuse
  • Jan 18, 2022
Scotland: Abuse at top school ‘like Lord of the Flies’
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Scotland Child abuse Historical abuse Boarding schools
  • Jan 15, 2022
Scotland: Marist Brothers apologises to children subjected to abuse in boarding schools
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Scotland Boarding schools Historical abuse
  • Nov 12, 2021
Scotland: Catholic boarding school abuse ‘destroyed childhoods’
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Scotland Boarding schools Historical abuse
  • Nov 11, 2021
Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry: Gordonstoun abuse evidence 'deeply painful'
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Scotland Gordonstoun Historical abuse
  • Oct 15, 2021
Gordonstoun head: 'Deeply painful' to hear of abuse
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Scotland Gordonstoun Historical abuse
  • Oct 15, 2021
Pupils were ‘feral’ at Gordonstoun with racism and sexism common, inquiry told
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Scotland Gordonstoun Racism Sexism Historical abuse
  • Oct 13, 2021
Scotland: Gordonstoun must look after abused, ex-pupil says
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Scotland Gordonstoun Historical abuse
  • Oct 13, 2021
Gordonstoun has a 'moral obligation' to help its abuse victims, says ex-pupil
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Scotland Gordonstoun Historical abuse
  • Oct 12, 2021
Former Gordonstoun pupil was groped by physics teacher at school, inquiry hears
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Scotland Gordonstoun Historical abuse
  • Oct 12, 2021
Scotland: Religious brother ‘gave pupil painful electric shocks’ at school
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Scotland Residential schools Historical abuse
  • Sep 2, 2021
Child abuse inquiry hears impact of beatings in school
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Boarding schools Historical abuse Child abuse
  • May 13, 2021
Scotland: More men accuse ex-Fettes teacher of historical abuse
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Scotland Historical abuse
  • May 9, 2021
Louis de Bernières reveals 'extreme cruelty' he suffered at prep school
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Abuse Violence Historical abuse
  • Mar 31, 2021
Louis de Bernières: Horrors of school still haunt me
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Historical abuse Violence Abuse
  • Mar 31, 2021
Scotland: Boarding schools apologise ‘unreservedly’ over abuse
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Boarding schools Scotland Historical abuse
  • Mar 17, 2021
Scotland: Leading private schools admit failings over abuse of pupils
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Scotland Private schools Historical abuse Safeguarding
  • Mar 17, 2021
Scottish boarding schools apologise for alleged historic abuse following inquiry
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Scotland Boarding schools Historical abuse
  • Mar 16, 2021
Prestigious £12,000-a-term public school apologises over its handling of paedophile teachers
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Sexual abuse Historical abuse Public schools
  • Nov 20, 2020
Colet Court: Sex-charge prep teacher found dead
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Prep schools Historical abuse
  • Aug 3, 2020
Staff tolerated culture of sex abuse at St Paul’s School
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Independent schools Sexual abuse Historical abuse
  • Jan 14, 2020
Review reveals scale of abuse scandal at London private school
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Sexual abuse Historical abuse Private schools
  • Jan 13, 2020
'Mafia-like' leaders abused children for more than 30 years
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Historical abuse
  • Oct 24, 2019
Ex-teacher jailed for historic sex abuse
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Historical abuse
  • Jul 4, 2019
Scotland: Claims of historic sex abuse at top Glasgow Catholic college
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Scotland Catholic Private schools Historical abuse
  • Mar 4, 2019
Child abuse inquiry refuses to publish evidence on Gove phone call claim
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Historical abuse
  • Jan 14, 2019
Ireland: Rugby coach faces trial for indecent assaults on pupils
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Ireland Rugby Historical abuse
  • Jan 10, 2019
Scotland: Ex-teacher jailed for sexual abuse
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Teachers Sexual abuse Historical abuse
  • Sep 12, 2018
Culture of sex abuse ‘flourished’ at Ampleforth and Downside schools
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Sexual abuse Historical abuse Church schools Safeguarding
  • Aug 10, 2018
St Hugh’s College, Oxford investigates past sex claims
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Oxford University Historical abuse Sexual misconduct
  • Apr 13, 2018
Labour suspend serving Rochdale councillor who 'lied' to child sexual abuse inquiry
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Boarding schools Sexual abuse Local authority Historical abuse
  • Apr 12, 2018
Child abuse at residential school lasted for decades, panel finds
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Sexual abuse Historical abuse Local authority
  • Apr 12, 2018
Ex-Rochdale council leader lied to us, child abuse inquiry finds
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Historical abuse Sexual abuse Exploitation Local authority
  • Apr 12, 2018
‘Omerta’ code hides private school abuse in Scotland, says author
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Private schools Historical abuse Boarding schools Sexual assault
  • Apr 3, 2018
Scotland: Tony Blair’s former school, Fettes College in Edinburgh, removes tributes to ‘abusers’
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Scotland Headteachers Historical abuse Sexual abuse
  • Mar 26, 2018
Top Edinburgh school removes ex-head’s portrait amid sex abuse inquiry
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Scotland Headteachers Sexual abuse Private schools Historical abuse
  • Mar 25, 2018
Acclaimed composer tells of sexual abuse at Carmel College
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Historical abuse Sexual abuse Boarding schools
  • Feb 14, 2018
Scotland: Victim sues over abuse by monk at school
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Historical abuse Sexual abuse Faith schools
  • Jan 31, 2018
Education secretary urged to act over report on abuse at his former school
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Damian Hinds Historical abuse Sexual abuse
  • Jan 16, 2018
Child abuse ‘was encouraged by school’s abbots’ at Downside Abbey, Somerset
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Church schools Sexual abuse Historical abuse
  • Dec 8, 2017
Andrew Soper, former abbot of Ealing Abbey, guilty of raping boys
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Church schools Historical abuse Sexual abuse
  • Dec 7, 2017
Former pupils tell inquiry of sexual abuse by priests at Ampleforth College
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Private schools Faith schools Historical abuse Sexual assault Abuse
  • Nov 29, 2017
St Paul’s Girls’ School teacher resigns over sexual harassment claims
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Girls' schools Historical abuse Sexual abuse Teachers Resignations
  • Nov 24, 2017
Teacher at London girls' school resigns after claims of sexual abuse
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Private schools Sexual abuse Teachers Girls' schools Historical abuse
  • Nov 23, 2017
Ex-pupils criticise St Paul's girls' school over request for abuse stories
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Independent schools Sexual abuse Historical abuse
  • Nov 17, 2017
Four former teachers at top private school charged with historic child sex offences
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Telegraph Teachers Private schools Historical abuse Sexual abuse Legal action
  • Jul 13, 2017
Priest denies being school ‘monster’
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Times Scotland Historical abuse Boarding schools
  • May 25, 2017
Public school defends role in alleged cover up of abuse at Christian camps
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Guardian Public schools Religion Christian Historical abuse
  • Feb 2, 2017
Prince Charles’s school named in child abuse inquiry
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Times Scotland Historical abuse Schools
  • Feb 1, 2017

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