ArtsEd: Top London Drama School Settles Legal Battle With Teacher Who Blew Whistle On “Culture Of Fear” Chronicled In Deadline Investigation

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ArtsEd, the top London drama school backed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, has settled a legal dispute with a teacher who blew the whistle on a “culture of fear” chronicled in a Deadline investigation.

In a statement quietly published on its website, ArtsEd’s board said it regretted the “distress and disruption” caused to Matthew Bulmer, who was fired after raising concerns about the leadership of former principal Julie Spencer.

Bulmer was appointed as the head of ArtsEd’s Day School and Sixth Form (DSSF) in January 2022 but was let go in August last year, resulting in him taking the institution to an employment tribunal.

During a hearing earlier this year, it was revealed that Bulmer warned the drama school it had a “culture of fear” and that teachers would come to him in tears or distress after encounters with Spencer.