Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

DazedandConfused wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 6:52 pm Were there other links between CH and Aiglon or was it just those two members of staff who moved there?

Golfer wrote: ↑Sat Oct 20, 2018 7:41 pm Incredible justice system in Switzerland. I think Richard McDonald was imprisoned for a year yet never charged with anything.

Quote justifying this from the Swiss police, ""This is Switzerland after all. Staying here is better than a hotel. Our inmates have television, radios and some even have CD players."

Golfer wrote: ↑Sat Oct 20, 2018 10:04 pm

DazedandConfused wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 6:52 pm Were there other links between CH and Aiglon or was it just those two members of staff who moved there?

Is this a serious question? Links between CH - for paupers - and Aiglon - for the royal family?

AMP wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:10 pm So Cairncross adding this to her list of governorships which already includes
Salisbury Cathedral School
KES Witley
A school in Cornwall and this

https://www.aiglon.ch/about-us/school-governance

Is there a CH link or just coincidence?

LHA wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 8:56 pm

AMP wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:10 pm So Cairncross adding this to her list of governorships which already includes
Salisbury Cathedral School
KES Witley
A school in Cornwall and this

https://www.aiglon.ch/about-us/school-governance

Is there a CH link or just coincidence?

what a disgrace- do you have the links to all her roles - needs looking at

Golfer wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 7:56 pm Hardly links. More like random events.

How many schools have had 2 previous CH members of staff teach there?

The list would be endless.

robert totterdell wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:54 am Loringa, clearly you have not followed the Karim, Husband and Dobbie cases, or I suspect the other cases of sexual abuse at CH.

Sillett and Cairncross are fundamentally involved of covering up sexual abuse activities. This is admitted in Court.

Caircross, also, has provided evidence that she sent 'homesick' pupils to the Rev Peter Ball - I guess you know about him? She sent pupils to him not just from CH but, also, Kings Whitley and Wells Cathedral School whilst in the knowledge that there had been complaints against him for sexual abuse and that there was an ongoing investigation into him and the role of the C of E with regards to his career.

Whilst Cairncross did not undertake any sexual abuse activities she did allow them to occur under her several watches and took inappropriate action.

She is a disgrace to the Education system and not fit to be a governor and I say that, after nearly three years of investigating CH as an abuse victim.

Of the 25 victims of sexual abuse at CH who have come forward (actually there are at least two others but the perpetrators are dead, as well as at least 8 others who do not wish to take criminal action against their perpetrators and I would suggest at least 80 to 100 more), I am not aware of one who would support Cairncross or Sillett.

Perhaps by understanding this you will appreciate why some on the forum have strong feelings on these matters. I will say this - that if it was not for the forum I would not have been able to uncover the detail that I have and have provided to the police and which has lead to other people coming forward to the police, both pupils and teachers as well as aiding in convictions.

I hope this helps.

Rob

Former member of the HMC Inspection Steering Group
on the editorial committee of the HMC magazine “Conference & Common Room”.
Trustee of Bulkeley Evans charity (awards grants for worthwhile GAP year community projects abroad to school leavers from HMC schools);
two years as Chair of the Choir Schools Association followed by a year as Vice Chair;
Board Trustee of CASE Europe (Council for the Advancement and Support of Education).

Liveryman of The Ironmongers’ Company.

Loringa wrote: Rob

Thank you. I have followed the cases on this forum although not through reading court transcripts or any primary sources. I don't dispute that what happened was a disgrace, wholly recognise the effect it must have had on the victims, and fully support the belated action taken against the perpetrators.

If Ms Cairncross and / or Mr Sillett knew this was going on, on their watch as you put it, then surely they are indeed guilty of some crime and appropriate action should be taken. You state that it was admitted in court that they covered up these crimes so my question must be why, then, have neither been prosecuted or at least disbarred by the Teacher Regulation Agency (TRA)? I believe that any of the victims could report their conduct to the TRA if they are unhappy about the way the school has handled their complaint.

I am in no way an apologist for Ms Cairncross (whom I have never met) or Mr Sillett. If they have done wrong through ignorance, weakness or their own deliberate fault then I strongly support action being taken. I merely have concerns about any people being denigrated on any forum without the appropriate evidence being presented and due process being followed.

Best wishes

Andrew Loring