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Bristol's Clifton College 'should have identified sex offender' Bristol's Clifton College 'should have identified sex offender'
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A private school should have identified a teacher's inappropriate behaviour earlier, a report has found.A private school should have identified a teacher's inappropriate behaviour earlier, a report has found.
Jonathan Thomson-Glover was jailed for three years and nine months after admitting sex offences involving young boys at Bristol's Clifton College.Jonathan Thomson-Glover was jailed for three years and nine months after admitting sex offences involving young boys at Bristol's Clifton College.
He was convicted of making, taking and possessing hundreds of indecent images of children and sexually abusing boys.He was convicted of making, taking and possessing hundreds of indecent images of children and sexually abusing boys.
An independent report said signs of inappropriate behaviour should have been picked up earlier.An independent report said signs of inappropriate behaviour should have been picked up earlier.
Parent complaintsParent complaints
Thomson-Glover, 54, who taught German and was a housemaster, secretly filmed more than 120 boys - aged between 12 and 17 - over a 16-year period at the college.Thomson-Glover, 54, who taught German and was a housemaster, secretly filmed more than 120 boys - aged between 12 and 17 - over a 16-year period at the college.
The report found several incidents which could have indicated he was unsuitable to work with children were not investigated, and staff were not sufficiently aware of safeguarding issues. The school-commissioned report found several incidents which could have indicated he was unsuitable to work with children were not investigated, and staff were not sufficiently aware of safeguarding issues.
When parents complained, letters and notes of meetings were not placed on his personnel file, a note of disciplinary action was lost, and each incident was considered in isolation rather than the bigger picture.When parents complained, letters and notes of meetings were not placed on his personnel file, a note of disciplinary action was lost, and each incident was considered in isolation rather than the bigger picture.
Thomson-Glover pleaded guilty to 36 counts of making, taking and possessing indecent images of children.Thomson-Glover pleaded guilty to 36 counts of making, taking and possessing indecent images of children.
Earlier this year he was also convicted of sexually abusing young boys at his holiday home in Cornwall, and was given an additional six month prison sentence.Earlier this year he was also convicted of sexually abusing young boys at his holiday home in Cornwall, and was given an additional six month prison sentence.
The abuse took place at some point between 1987 and 1992, probably when the boys were 12-years-old.The abuse took place at some point between 1987 and 1992, probably when the boys were 12-years-old.
The report into the school's handling of allegations against Thomson-Glover was commissioned by the school after some parents said they had raised concerns about him but little was done.The report into the school's handling of allegations against Thomson-Glover was commissioned by the school after some parents said they had raised concerns about him but little was done.
The college has apologised and said it has made changes to its staff training, complaints procedure and the way it logs and shares child protection information.The college has apologised and said it has made changes to its staff training, complaints procedure and the way it logs and shares child protection information.
In a letter sent to parents it said "how deeply sorry" it was for the "exploitative and criminal behaviour" of its former teacher.In a letter sent to parents it said "how deeply sorry" it was for the "exploitative and criminal behaviour" of its former teacher.