UNITED KINGDOM
The Argus
Gareth Davies, Reporter
Monday 25 January 2016
VERBAL abuse, risk to children and physical assaults are all listed in a damning Ofsted report of Brighton and Hove’s biggest school.
Cardinal Newman Catholic School has been graded as requiring improvement by the government’s education watchdog after inspectors were sent in amid safeguarding fears.
It comes after we exclusively revealed yesterday that a teacher at The Upper Drive site, Hove, was suspended last year over an alleged sexual relationship with a pupil.
Simon Hughes, who compiled the report, said: “The inspection was scheduled in response to qualifying complaints of a child protection nature, and that these had been investigated by the appropriate authorities.”
In 2012 the school was just one grade from the best possible Ofsted rating. But the latest inspection, on December 9, saw the school slump to one grade from the worst.
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