“The series of inspections were as follows: January 2015 Education Scotland and Care Inspectorate, May and June 2015 Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland, December 2015 Care Inspectorate, February 2016 Education Scotland, June 2016 Care Inspectorate, September 2016 Care Inspectorate and November 2016 Education Scotland. Prior to this, between 1998 and 2015, the school was inspected regularly by HMIE/Education Scotland and The Care Inspectorate.”—Andrew Hunter, SCAI Witness Statement (17 November 2020)
A teacher at a £29,000 Scottish residential school has agreed to be struck off after having sex with pupils on the premises. But Scotland’s teaching watchdog has been criticised over the case after it agreed to keep the name of the teacher and school secret.
Police are probing claims a former female teacher at a top private school in Edinburgh had inappropriate relationships with pupils. Merchiston Castle, which is already co-operating with an investigation into claims of historical abuse, contacted the single force over alleged behaviour that is said to have occurred more recently. Earlier this year, the Care Inspectorate “identified concerns about the quality of child protection practice” at the elite school.
