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- Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:58 pm
- Forum: St James and St Vedast
- Topic: PLEASE SUPPORT AN OPEN LETTER TO ST JAMES SCHOOLS
- Replies: 30
- Views: 49727
letter
Excellent Letter Matt, I shall certainly be signing it. I hope the St Vedast-now-St James governors will realise that by taking on these recommendations they will be participating in the much needed reconciliation process which the recent Townend Inquiry began. These recommendations will also make S...
- Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:50 pm
- Forum: General discussion of SES
- Topic: Welcome to a new member
- Replies: 31
- Views: 46269
To Andrew Hogg
Hello Andrew Hogg, welcome to this forum. I only read your book 'secret cult' about a year ago and it helped me add perspective to my experience of the SES, an organisation under whose spectre my childhood was unhappily affected. In my opinion your book has made you and Mr Hounam something approachi...
- Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:08 pm
- Forum: St James and St Vedast
- Topic: EXPERIENCES AT ST. VEDAST (now St. James) AND THE S.E.S
- Replies: 604
- Views: 904867
reply to Henry
Henry, your memories of Debenham are interesting. Thanks for your contribution. Debenham's change of behaviour/ teaching style could be an example of the old adage 'power corrupts'. Under decent guidelines he was obviously a good teacher for you. However when those controls over him were removed (at...
- Sun May 22, 2005 10:37 am
- Forum: St James and St Vedast
- Topic: Inquiry Provisional appointment of Chairman
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7524
Thank you for your update Ms Betts. Can I suggest that you take this opportunity to clarify (for new visitors to this site) exactly who is welcome to contribute submissions to the new Chair of the inquiry and why the governors have decided to have an inquiry in the first place. As I understand it, a...
- Tue May 03, 2005 9:28 pm
- Forum: St James and St Vedast
- Topic: child abuse?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7394
I agree with your sentiments Tom. I think we should get Margaret Hodge to have a look at this site so she can be made aware of the dangers of the effect of cults that promote violence against children as the SES used to. World-wide ofcourse children are still suffering in large numbers from war, mil...
- Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:56 pm
- Forum: St James and St Vedast
- Topic: Why couldn't we / wouldn't we talk when we left StV/J ?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 15932
Why couldn't we / wouldn't we talk when we left StV/J ?
This is a really interesting question that Daska has posed. In attempting to answer it; I think I just really wanted to move on and get away from the crazy unnaturalness of all things SES. While I have always known that our violent and mentally abusive treatment at St Vedast-St James was very wrong,...
- Mon Apr 11, 2005 6:32 pm
- Forum: St James and St Vedast
- Topic: NEW MESSAGE FROM DAVID BODDY
- Replies: 152
- Views: 207544
Afitz wrote: but the schools are good places now, so many parents on here speak of the quality and the fact that they go against the flow of educational rhetoric and plump for better practice. I have not noticed a great many parents speaking of the quality. What do you mean by 'educational rhetoric...
- Sun Apr 10, 2005 11:01 am
- Forum: St James and St Vedast
- Topic: NEW MESSAGE FROM DAVID BODDY
- Replies: 152
- Views: 207544
You make some very good points FT about SES/SoPP induced behaviour in members and motivations of members. ...and doing service just for the school rather than in places where service is truely needed ...such as to their own family members, children etc!..the community? etc. I was not an SES member m...
- Sat Apr 09, 2005 3:22 pm
- Forum: Housekeeping
- Topic: Forum was hacked
- Replies: 4
- Views: 12995
keep it going
Good work Mike. Long may WATD continue. I hope you can keep the hackers at bay. I think this site is really important for discussing many issues (past and present). A number of people have told me that this forum has helped them deal with the past and feel that their memories, issues and sense of in...
- Sat Apr 09, 2005 2:46 pm
- Forum: St James and St Vedast
- Topic: child abuse?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7394
child abuse?
I think this (pasted below) is relevant to all, including parents, and those who were 'disciplined' as children whether at SES schools or at home by parents. It seems that government agencies are starting to listen to children, and from now on children are going to have a bigger part in school inspe...
- Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:14 am
- Forum: St James and St Vedast
- Topic: St james Girls School - remembered
- Replies: 35
- Views: 55904
Coralie's childhood
I have just read Coralie's moving memories of her childhood and St James experience. Thank you for sharing these, I really admire your honesty and openess. I wish you well. Despite some of the fractious communications on this site I think there are many here who are supportive of what its like to be...
- Sun Feb 20, 2005 8:49 pm
- Forum: St James and St Vedast
- Topic: Just discovered this! From ex pupil of Girls school
- Replies: 91
- Views: 128090
There is a way for the various schools to safeguard the consistency of the academic education of thousands of children - break all your links with the SES - now and forever. The SES in claiming ownership of the truth through its twisted philosophy and obtuse ideology displays its true colours if yo...
- Fri Jan 28, 2005 8:08 pm
- Forum: St James and St Vedast
- Topic: SES SCHOOLS ACTION: INQUIRY UPDATE
- Replies: 98
- Views: 143123
snowman
Thanks to Snowman for taking the time to explain the roots of the derivative philosophy which the SES preaches. McClaren was a thief of ideas and an ultimate sexist bully. Debenam said to me, in person, last summer that he believes 'fear [in children] has an important role to play in schools' I was ...
- Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:15 pm
- Forum: St James and St Vedast
- Topic: St Vedast Inquiry
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13054
inquiry comment
I totally agree with Daffy and Adrastei's concerns over C.Betts's call for statements for the enquiry. I was initially keen to take part in an enquiry but now I am equally keen not to be involved in a gesture to silence complaints about a school with a worrying past. Where are the London-wide advert...
- Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:14 am
- Forum: St James and St Vedast
- Topic: EXPERIENCES AT ST. VEDAST (now St. James) AND THE S.E.S
- Replies: 604
- Views: 904867
Hi Anita I have just read your account and congratulate you on your honesty and humility in being able to describe events in your life. You are certainly right [in my case] about the childhood victims of the SES schools being 'allergic' to anything that 'whiffs' of spirituality. The awful smug self-...