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| + | '''Gordonstoun School''' is a [[co-education]]al [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|independent school]] for boarding and day pupils in [[Moray]], [[Scotland]]. It is named after the {{convert|150|acre|adj=on}} estate owned by [[Sir Robert Gordon, 1st Baronet|Sir Robert Gordon]] in the 17th century; the school now uses this estate as its campus.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20110712223743/http://www.houseofgordonva.com/Gordonstoun.html </ref> Attendance is subject to an interview plus references and exam results. It is one of the last remaining full boarding schools in the United Kingdom.<ref>https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/schools/gordonstoun-elgin#tab_review</ref> | ||
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| + | Founded in 1934 by German-Jewish educator [[Kurt Hahn]], Gordonstoun has an enrolment of around 500 full boarders as well as about 100 day pupils between the ages of 6 and 18.<ref name=isbi>https://web.archive.org/web/20100312080727/http://www.isbi.com/isbi-viewschool/2833-Gordonstoun_School_and_Aberlour_House%2C_The_Junior_School-1.html </ref> With the number of teaching staff exceeding 100; there is a low student-teacher ratio compared to the average in the United Kingdom.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6156552/UK-class-sizes-among-biggest-in-the-world.html </ref> There are eight boarding houses (formerly nine prior to the closure of Altyre house in summer 2016) including two 17th-century buildings that were part of the original estate. The other houses have been built or modified since the school was established. | ||
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| + | Gordonstoun has some notable alumni.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20100417100645/http://www.gordonstoun.org.uk/employment/ </ref> Three generations of [[British royalty]] were educated at Gordonstoun, including [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Duke of Edinburgh]], and his son [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Charles]].<ref name="3 Generations cite">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1874643.stm</ref> Rock musician [[David Bowie]] sent his son [[Duncan Jones]] to Gordonstoun, [[Luca Prodan]], founder of legendary band [[Sumo (band)]] and [[Jason Connery]], son of actor Sir [[Sean Connery]], also attended.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/19/observer-profile-duncan-jones-moon</ref><ref>https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/my-father-is-not-a-tyrant-says-sean-connerys-son-6838658.html</ref> Due to Hahn's influence, the school has had a strong connection with Germany. It is part of the [[Round Square (educational organisation)|Round Square Conference of Schools]], a group of more than 80 schools across the globe based on the teaching of Hahn. Around 30% of students attending Gordonstoun come from abroad.<ref name=RS>https://web.archive.org/web/20110720003739/http://www.roundsquare.org/index.php?id=347</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2017, Gordonstoun was named as one of the schools being investigated in the [[Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry]] chaired by [[Anne Smith, Lady Smith|Lady Smith]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/31/top-private-schools-included-as-part-of-scottish-child-abuse-inquiry |</ref> In 2021 Gordonstoun said at the inquiry that there had been 11 cases of pupil abuse and 82 claims of bullying between students, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1995 the school had started a child protection policy and in 2013 there had been "significant" abuse disclosures.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-5653754</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2018, ex-teacher Andrew Keir was convicted of offences including indecent assault involving thirteen-year-old pupils at the school between 1988 and 1991. He was subsequently jailed for twelve months.<ref>https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/disgraced-housemaster-found-guilty-grooming-12157815</ref> | ||
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Gordonstoun School is a co-educational independent school for boarding and day pupils in Moray, Scotland. It is named after the 150-acre (61 ha) estate owned by Sir Robert Gordon in the 17th century; the school now uses this estate as its campus.[1] Attendance is subject to an interview plus references and exam results. It is one of the last remaining full boarding schools in the United Kingdom.[2]
Founded in 1934 by German-Jewish educator Kurt Hahn, Gordonstoun has an enrolment of around 500 full boarders as well as about 100 day pupils between the ages of 6 and 18.[3] With the number of teaching staff exceeding 100; there is a low student-teacher ratio compared to the average in the United Kingdom.[4] There are eight boarding houses (formerly nine prior to the closure of Altyre house in summer 2016) including two 17th-century buildings that were part of the original estate. The other houses have been built or modified since the school was established.
Gordonstoun has some notable alumni.[5] Three generations of British royalty were educated at Gordonstoun, including Duke of Edinburgh, and his son Charles.[6] Rock musician David Bowie sent his son Duncan Jones to Gordonstoun, Luca Prodan, founder of legendary band Sumo (band) and Jason Connery, son of actor Sir Sean Connery, also attended.[7][8] Due to Hahn's influence, the school has had a strong connection with Germany. It is part of the Round Square Conference of Schools, a group of more than 80 schools across the globe based on the teaching of Hahn. Around 30% of students attending Gordonstoun come from abroad.[9]
In 2017, Gordonstoun was named as one of the schools being investigated in the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry chaired by Lady Smith.[10] In 2021 Gordonstoun said at the inquiry that there had been 11 cases of pupil abuse and 82 claims of bullying between students, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1995 the school had started a child protection policy and in 2013 there had been "significant" abuse disclosures.[11]
In 2018, ex-teacher Andrew Keir was convicted of offences including indecent assault involving thirteen-year-old pupils at the school between 1988 and 1991. He was subsequently jailed for twelve months.[12]
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Beaumont | 22 November 1928 | 8 April 2008 | UK | Activist Politician | British politician and an Anglican priest. Bullingdon Club. Transgender and euthanasia activist. Epstein's black book. |
| Alexander Karageorgevitch | 17 July 1945 | Serbia UK | Pretender to Serbian Crown with close ties to British royal family and military | ||
| Charles Kennedy | 25 November 1959 | 1 June 2015 | Politician | British Liberal Democrat politician leader and 2003 Iraq war opponent, pressured to resign for alcoholism in 2006. | |
| Philip Mountbatten | 10 June 1921 | 9 April 2021 | UK | British royal family | "I am tempted to ask for reincarnation as a particularly deadly virus." |
| Charles Mountbatten-Windsor | 14 November 1948 | UK | British royal family | UK royal whose first wife documented her anxiety, two years before she died in a car crash, that he would have her killed in a faked car crash. | |
| Isabel Oakeshott | 12 June 1974 | Author Journalist Propagandist COVID-19/Dissident | UK COVID-19 dissident, possible Cold War II connections | ||
| Bill Taylor | Lawyer | Counsel for Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, Lockerbie bombing convict | |||
| Andrew Windsor | 19 February 1960 | UK | British royal family | Member of the UK royal family who was close to Jeffrey Epstein and "provided zero cooperation" to US legal system in that regard. |
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110712223743/http://www.houseofgordonva.com/Gordonstoun.html
- ↑ https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/schools/gordonstoun-elgin#tab_review
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100312080727/http://www.isbi.com/isbi-viewschool/2833-Gordonstoun_School_and_Aberlour_House%2C_The_Junior_School-1.html
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6156552/UK-class-sizes-among-biggest-in-the-world.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100417100645/http://www.gordonstoun.org.uk/employment/
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/1874643.stm
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/19/observer-profile-duncan-jones-moon
- ↑ https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/my-father-is-not-a-tyrant-says-sean-connerys-son-6838658.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110720003739/http://www.roundsquare.org/index.php?id=347
- ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jan/31/top-private-schools-included-as-part-of-scottish-child-abuse-inquiry |
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-5653754
- ↑ https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/disgraced-housemaster-found-guilty-grooming-12157815
