HISTORY OF THE SMALL SCHOOL AT WINESTEAD HALL

Small School at Winestead (East Yorkshire)

Small School Red House and Small School Winestead were forced to close on 8 January 1998 after investigations by the Charity Commission, education and social services’ inspectors and a firm of chartered accountants. They had previously received warnings from regulatory authorities regarding the health, safety and welfare of young people. 

The Charity Commission, accountants and social services’ inspectors found that millions of pounds, paid by British local authorities, were sent to the Channel Islands’ registered Tvind company, Argyll Smith, instead of being spent on the schools.

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1984 Sources relating to both Red House  & Winestead Hall  say that Winestead Hall  was run by Tvind from 1984.

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1989-98 Winestead Hall is described, by one source, as an expensive residential boarding school for emotionally disturbed teenagers (fees met by local authorities).

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1989-92 Physical and emotional abuse at Winestead Hall.

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1991-98 Steen Thomsen was the head of Winestead Hall.  Thomsen  later became a whistleblower on the Teachers Group, which is connected to Tvind. Thomsen said that the ratio of staff to children was not high enough and was told to deny any involvement with Tvind. 

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1998 Winestead Hall is closed on 8 January 1998 due to concerns about the welfare of children and, after investigations by the Charity Commission, education and social services’ inspectors and a firm of chartered accountants. They had previously received warnings from regulatory authorities regarding the health, safety and welfare of young people. The Charity Commission, accountants and social services’ inspectors found that millions of pounds paid by British local authorities sent to Channel Islands registered Tvind company, Argyll Smith, instead of being spent on the schools.

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From 1998 Winestead Hall was a College for International Cooperation & Development.