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Deaf children “allowed to engage in sexual activity”, whistleblower says

by Rajdeep
written by Rajdeep

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Children at a school for the deaf were mishandled by staff, allowed to misbehave and engaged in sexual activity, a whistleblower has said.

Devon and Cornwall Police are now investigating the claims made against Exeter Deaf Academy.

The BBC understands three staff members have been suspended, but the school would not confirm this.

The academy said it would act “quickly if it is found that any improvements need to be made”.

More updates on the claims, and other Devon news here

Restrain children

Sources from the inquiry told the BBC they received a letter from the whistleblower detailing claims which included staff drinking alcohol on residential trips.

It is claimed the drinking led to a lack of supervision of students who engaged in sexual activity.

The letter also alleges excessive force was used to restrain children, along with techniques that were not authorised by regulators.

The concerns were raised, the letter says, but not dealt with.

The allegations prompted Devon and Cornwall Police and Devon Social Services to launch an investigation.

Exeter Deaf Academy said: “We continue to cooperate fully with the ongoing investigation by Devon County Council and Devon and Cornwall Police and cannot and should not comment until this is complete and the facts have been properly established.

“We care deeply about the welfare of our students, and will act quickly if it is found that any improvements need to be made at the Academy.”

The academy – a mixed, residential facility that currently has 76 students aged between four and 24 – would not comment on whether or not any staff had been suspended.Devon and Cornwall Police said: “We are not yet in a position to comment regarding whether there have been any criminal offences or other breaches of legislation, however, the safety of the students is paramount and we will work together to ensure that a thorough investigation is conducted.”

Devon County Council said it was “working closely” with the police and the academy’s chief executive.

The latest report by the regulator Ofsted, in February this year, was critical of the academy saying it “requires improvement”.

[Source:- BBC]

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Email ‘most common internet activity’ in Britain

by Loknath Das
written by Loknath Das

Person sending an email

Emailing has held on to the top spot as the most common internet activity in Britain, despite the continued rise of social media, a survey has found.

Some 82% of adults say they most often use the web for email, the Office for National Statistics reported – a rise of three percentage points since 2016.

Finding information on goods and services came second, at 71%, followed by social networking at 66%.

Internet use on mobile devices also continues to rise, the ONS said.

The findings are part of an annual survey of internet habits, covering more than 2,500 respondents across Great Britain, which found people were using the internet more for a range of everyday activities.

It suggested the proportion reading online news or magazines this year was up four percentage points at 64%, and had tripled since 2007.

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Image captionClothes and sports goods were the most popular online purchase

Internet banking was found to have increased from 30% to 63% in the last decade, and social networking had gained 21 points since 2011 – the earliest year for which figures are available.

The proportion of adults who shopped online was static at 77%, with sports goods and clothes still the most common purchases.

Changing shopping habits

However, there was a tail-off among some groups of shoppers.

The proportion of those aged 25 to 34 shopping online fell from 93% in 2016 to 89% this year.

And there was a slight drop among 55 to 64-year-olds to 75%, although that is still about a third more than in 2008.

Overall, the number of households that has an internet connection has hit 90% after a 1% rise since 2016.

Of those without access, about two-thirds said they felt the internet was “not useful or interesting”, although a fifth said they lacked the skills to use the web.

Meanwhile the proportion of all adults accessing the internet via mobiles was 78% – up from 75% in 2016 and 61% in 2011.

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