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Harvard professor Steven Pinker WITHDRAWS support for dismissed Eton tutor after admitting he hadn’t watched controversial ‘gender roles’ lecture before defending him Harvard professor Steven Pinker has withdrawn his support for Will Knowland Psychology expert rushed to defence of dismissed Eton English tutor last month But he admitted he had not initially watched Mr Knowland’s … Read more
The sacking of an Eton tutor over a controversial lecture on ‘gender roles’ could jeopardise the school’s legal status as a charity, the Free Speech Union has warned. English teacher Will Knowland was dismissed for refusing to remove a video published on his YouTube channel that denounced ‘radical feminist orthodoxy’ – which was intended for the … Read more
Parents fight war of words over Eton headmaster’s culture change as critics are labelled ‘old, white men’ English teacher Will Knowland sacked over controversial lecture, sparking a row Head Master Simon Henderson has denied that he wanted to ‘shut down debate’ Students are ‘almost unanimously supportive of Simon’ says a student’s mother By Sarah Oliver … Read more
Like all my football games at Eton, Simon Henderson’s time as headmaster started off okay but rapidly went downhill. I joined the school as a pupil at the same time as he started as head. My early impression of him was as an unremarkable but likeable headmaster, known chiefly for once mangling an anecdote about … Read more
Even the richest and most renowned of all the great public schools realised some time ago that, to be allowed to survive at all, they must submit to correction and purification. That is why the Eton teacher Will Knowland is now in trouble for expressing unfashionable opinions in a not-very-distinguished video The cleverest revolutions are … Read more
England rugby coach Eddie Jones was ’embarrassed’ in front of Eton pupils after teacher chastised him for saying ‘manliness’ when asked what attributes players need at event Eddie Jones, 60, was responding to a pupil’s question at the school in Berkshire Staff member said she thought it was ‘inappropriate word’, according to parent Meanwhile, another … Read more
‘Eton should take girls’: Education secretary Gavin Williamson says he would be ‘very much in favour’ of top public school taking ‘step forward’ by accepting female pupils Gavin Williamson said accepting girls would be ‘step forward’ for Eton College The prestigious public school has been boys only since its founding in 1440 Williamson’s comments come … Read more
Now theology teacher at Eton claims ‘pupils are being indoctrinated’ as he relinquishes role of head of ‘perspectives’ classes after sacking of ‘sexism row’ English tutor Dr Luke Martin has resigned from his role as head of ‘perspectives’ at Eton He took the decision after colleague English teacher Will Knowland was sacked He wanted to … Read more
Eton pupil is sent home after sending headmaster letter saying ‘parents, staff and boys have been shocked by your arrogance’ and demanding he RESIGNS Pupil accused the head of ‘arrogance, laziness and utter disregard for the school’ Letter was in response to the dismissal of Will Knowland over provocative video In video lecture, English teacher … Read more
‘I’m making a stand for freedom’: Eton teacher sacked in lecture row says his campaign to be re-instated is a fight for free speech Will Knowland said ‘nobody wants to watch films’ about transgender characters Mr Knowland uploaded the talk to YouTube after he could not give it to his class He says he was … Read more