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Olivia Colman’s private school withdraws plan for 25 blue plaques celebrating ‘prominent’ ex-pupils

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Olivia Colman’s private school has withdrawn its application to put up 25 blue plaques celebrating ‘prominent’ ex-pupils after it was blasted for including just one woman and Soviet spy Donald Maclean. Gresham’s School – which costs up to £36,000-a-year – applied to put up plaques celebrating a selection of ‘prominent’ alumni on its Old School House … Read more

Hundreds of ex-pupils accuse top school of racism

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Hundreds of ex-pupils accuse £40,000-a-year girls’ school of racism after it promoted its new flower garden instead of acknowledging US race protests St Mary’s Calne School in Wiltshire was accused of racism by its former students One student said a teacher at the school repeatedly used the ‘N-word’ in class The school disabled comments and … Read more