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Former students of scandal-hit charity are still at home, four months on

By John Pring on 14th April 2016 Category: Education

Former students of scandal-hit charity are still at home, four months on
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Former pupils of the Royal School for Deaf Children Margate (RSDCM) have still not been found a suitable new school, more than four months after it closed. The school was forced to close in December for financial reasons, after the care […]

Trustees silent after watchdog reveals ‘shocking’ abuse that led to college closure

By John Pring on 7th April 2016 Category: Crime

Trustees silent after watchdog reveals ‘shocking’ abuse that led to college closure
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Young disabled people were exposed to “shocking” institutionalised abuse at a charity-run residential college in Kent, the care watchdog has revealed. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) explained this week that it had forced the closure of the college after uncovering evidence […]

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