ArtsEd Faced Routine Inspection Within Days Of Misconduct & Bullying Claims At Top Drama School
EXCLUSIVE: ArtsEd faced a routine external inspection by the UK’s education regulator within days of Deadline publishing allegations of bullying and misconduct at the esteemed drama school.
ArtsEd – which counts Andrew Lloyd Webber as its president — was told in May to expect the Ofsted review around this time of year, but the precise date of an inspection is not revealed until the school day before a probe begins.
Inspectors entered ArtsEd’s higher education faculties earlier this week, soon after Deadline reported on concerns about the conduct of the institution’s principal, Julie Spencer.
An ArtsEd source said the inspection was “categorically” not linked to the allegations, but Deadline understands that Ofsted was aware of the story before entering.
