Ampleforth: A British public school and a scandal

<p>The leading Catholic school Ampleforth College has been temporarily banned by the government from taking on new pupils because of safety concerns. The boarding school is challenging a poor Ofsted report but the government said it was too slow in making improvements highlighted by repeated inspections dating back to March 2018. How did the school get here and what will happen now?</p><p><br></p><p>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/subscribe/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=podcastsubs&amp;utm_content=storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p>Sian Griffiths, Education and families editor for The Sunday Times.</p><p>A30, a former pupil at Ampleforth.</p><p>Robin&nbsp;Dyer, Headmaster of&nbsp;Ampleforth College.</p><p><br></p><p>Host: David Aaronovitch.</p><p><br></p><p>Links to useful charities:</p><p><a href="https://rapecrisis.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rape Crisis </a>for England and Wales, <a href="https://www.nspcc.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NSPCC</a>, <a href="https://www.safeline.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Safeline</a>, <a href="https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Survivors Trust.</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>