[139], The Charity Commission expressed "serious concerns" about safeguarding in 2018 after it received a sequence of serious incident reports from Repton School early in that year, specifically:[140], In September 2022, 3 governors resigned en block over safeguarding issues at the school; these were new addition safeguarding issues to those set out above that came to light after the jailing of Simon Clague.[153]. In Boy Dahl mentions learning the symptoms from Ellen, but in Treglown's biography it only mentions Astri. 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Teacher Simon Clague preyed on three pupils, Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox. They formed a friendship which continued when they both at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Then the pipe-filling business and the lecture went on for maybe 30 seconds. Dubai, UAE: (August, 2017): Repton School Dubai, part of Evolvence Knowledge Investments (EKI) and a partner school of the renowned Repton School in the United Kingdom, announced the appointment of Mr. David Cook as Headmaster. MAKE an ENQUIRY. Contact the school office for our parent email address . Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The panel heard that when Mitchell drove the girl home, he put his hand on her leg and moved it up towards the hem of her dress, before pulling it away. The Governors of Repton School are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Mark Semmence as the school's 36th Headmaster. After careers in the City and in sports management, they made their forays into education. Over the years, John has earned the respect of the community and worked alongside them, strengthening the bond and working tirelessly to provide opportunities and services for families, said Laura Provett, vice chair of governors. Situated in Repton, Derbyshire, the school hosts around 620 pupils. Careful. The headteacher of the prestigious Repton School is leaving to take up a new role. 127 Following. [41] A fall in student numbers in the 1990s led to headmaster Graham Jones' decision to close two boys boarding houses (Brook House and The Hall) and reconfigure their occupants into a single new house, School House. [163], During the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic the school's DT department made PPE for key NHS workers. [61][62], In January 2019, Repton announced Chris Read, former England cricketer, as the school's director of cricket. The document, seen by the Mail, said the decision means the schools safeguarding of pupils past, present and future is now in jeopardy and lacks credibility. The third governor who resigned was Tim Hannam QC. 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Imposing an indefinite ban on behalf of Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, the head of teacher misconduct at the NCTL, Jayne Millions, said she considered an indefinite ban both 'proportionate and appropriate'. You'll give me a coronary Head of Physics John Mitchell, He told the committee he had said: 'Bloody hell. [20], Numbers attending the school recovered in the late 1940s, such that The Cross was able to reopen in 1945 and Latham House in 1947. Whilst any allegation involving sexual misconduct is serious, this was not a case where a physical sexual relationship had taken place. John Mitchell, 41, put his hand on the pupil's bottom and told her she was sending his blood pressure soaring when she bent over during a lesson at the 32,000-a-year Repton School in Derby. Looking to the future, the search for Reptons next Headmaster has already begun.. 'The safety and welfare of our pupils is the school's highest priority and the acting head reported the matter as soon as it was brought to her attention. announced that the 2020-2021 school year would be Nagl's last, as Headmaster of The Haverford School. Repton School, Abu Dhabi, announces the appointment of a new Headmaster. Mitchell,who taught at the school from 2008, resigned in February last year after the allegations came to light. Mr Land has been appointed as the next headmaster at Harrow School. Repton is a harmonious place The school is a harmonious place in which to learn, and inspectors noted on their many visits to boarding houses that boarders from different backgrounds get on. Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up to Teesside Live's newsletter here. [63] In 2019, the first ever all-girls Lord's Taverners "Wicketz Festival", three days of celebration, education and cricket was held at the school. Alastair Land will leave in April 2019 to become the new headmaster at the independent Harrow School in London. Busloads of Teessiders shipped around for aggressive door-to-door sales, Trading standards have warned of 'Nottingham knockers' making door-to-door sales conning and intimidating householders, Familiar name returning to Yarm High Street - but sadness as eatery with 'heart and soul' moves on, Marshalls has been serving everything from global parmos to cocktails since 2021 - but a 'to let' sign has now gone up, Controversial development corporation to go ahead with government backing despite objections, Labour has refused to support the scheme prompting criticism from prominent Tories. Repton School Headmaster, Mark Semmence, has appointed Emma Bateman as Chief Operating Officer. [114], The school's motto, Porta Vacat Culpa ("the gate is free from blame"), is a quotation from Ovid's Fasti. [116][117][118], The school has twice, in the 1930s and 1980s respectively, represented the fictional Brookfield School in a 1939 film and a 1984 BBC version of Goodbye, Mr. A number of headmasters of Repton went on to senior Church of England positions in the 20th century. Gilbert Joseph Rowland (C'48) February 5th 1935 - May 28th 2020 As a child, Gilbert lived in Burton on Trent and attended Repton, initially going to the prep school, housed in Latham in 1942 . East Midlands, England repton.org.uk Joined August 2019. "[6], The first Committee of the Headmasters' Conference, appointed in December 1870, included the headmaster of Repton. Read the disturbing messages Grace Tame claims the teacher Britain's strictest headteacher hits back at Ofsted after Jon Clarke For The Daily Mail Investigations Unit. It would bring to four the number of employees or former employees of the top public school who have had accusations made against them. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. The comments below have been moderated in advance. At the same time, a father at the equally prestigious, $54,000-a . Paedophile Clague, who taught at the exclusive boarding school for decades, was jailed for seven years and 11 months at Derby Crown Court yesterday after a lengthy three-year investigation that forced the victims to relive the trauma of his abuse. [60] Repton's football team also won The 2018 ISFA Barry Burns Northern Eights Competition. 'The panel considered that a period of two years was sufficient, and that it may also be sufficient for Mr Mitchell to demonstrate that, over such a period, he had developed strategies which would ensure that, when working under stress, there would be no repetition of such behaviour.'. The head of diversity at the tony Dalton School the Upper East Side bastion of privilege that's been rocked by controversy recently over its heavy-handed "anti-racist" ideology is out,. Careful. 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", "Repton Village & School Sale Of Work & Autumn Fair", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Repton_School&oldid=1141958543, Repton School Abu Dhabi, which has two campuses on, Foremarke Dubai (2013), located in Al Barsha South and recently re-branded as Repton Al Barsha, Repton International School (Malaysia) (2020), Chiway-Repton School, located in Xiamen, Fujian Province, PRC (2020), Repton Cairo will open as part of the Mivida development in New Cairo in September 2020, Repton Doha will open in 2021, with Repton New Giza and Repton Sofia to follow in 2023, The school marked its 450th anniversary in 2007 with a royal visit from, In December 2014, a former head of physics, John Mitchell, was found to have abused a position of trust contrary to s.16(1)(a) of the, In October 2017, a former pupil began proceedings against the school, claiming negligence on the school's part, in connection with an alleged, In 2018, four members of the school's staff were subject to police investigation for inappropriate sexual conduct towards children. Repton and Repton Prep have always enjoyed a very close relationship and in 2020, the schools became a through-school with the aim of securing the very best pupil outcomes. An integrated inspection took place in March 2014, finding the school to be "exceptionally successful in achieving its aims the quality of the pupils' achievements is excellent". As always you can unsubscribe at any time. To record these losses, a tablet extension to the war memorial was commissioned in 1948 and inaugurated in a ceremony lead on 10 July 1949, unveiled by lieutenant general Sir Charles Gairdner and dedicated by Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury. Mitchell has the right to appeal to the High Court against the findings and the decision. [88], Repton Priory was a 12th-century Augustinian foundation. [165], For the school of the same name in Dubai, see, Resignation of three governors over safeguarding, " he was ordered to take down his trousers and kneel on the headmaster's sofa with the top half of his body hanging over one end of the sofa. The school has refused to confirm whether or not the allegations had been made or to say whether or not either of the individuals concerned had been suspended as a result. John Repton, headteacher at Tilery Primary School, is retiring after 30 years (Image: Lisa Clark) "As he so often quoted 'Nothing is ever black and white', but one thing is certain - over the. Repton School, founded in 1557, is a thriving independent boarding school for boys and girls aged 13 to 18. REPTON SCHOOL ENTERPRISES LIMITED - Free company information from Companies House including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity . We are building upon a rich and vibrant history spanning over 450 years of educational heritage at Repton Derbyshire, UK. kX^^' > /', ..^^ -s^ '\ ''^^ ' -V -> -o ,'0- .-^.^:'"" o 0' ^>^ ^^ ,^\ \^ '^. She left the way open for Mitchell to seek to have the ban lifted after two years. Duncan used to play tennis with Tim Henman and Neal is a whizz on a surfboard. [8], In the early centuries of the school's development, there was a pupil-conferred role called "Cock of the School" within the pupil body. [110], The "Stig" character in Top Gear is said to have been named after the school's pejorative slang term for new boys, a private reference with the producer Andy Wilman, who attended Repton with Clarkson. Former students have included Roald Dahl and Jeremy Clarkson. But Dahl's biographer, Jeremy Treglown, has pointed out he was mistaken: the beating was in May 1933, a year after Fisher had left Repton, and the headmaster concerned was John Christie, Fisher's successor. [59], In October 2018, Repton announced a complete 6million renovation of the school's sporting facilities, including a new sports hall and a new strength and conditioning gymnasium. [23], The writer Roald Dahl attended in the 1930s. Our admission process for prospective families is totally unique to each specific enquiry. No matter how busy he is, he always has time for other people. "Over the next 12 months Mr Land will continue to lead Repton School with his customary vigour and determination. Headmasters. The great man then gave him one terrific crack. Repton School Life Derbyshire Live asked the school, which charges 11,000 per term, how Clague, of The Pastures, Repton, was able to have sexual relationships with multiple underage girls without arousing suspicion during the 90s. 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