Editing Royal School of Needlework (section)

== Allegations of bullying ==
A former student made accusations that management at the Royal School of Needlework had failed to properly investigate allegations of bullying made by her and another student against a tutor on the Future Tutor Programme. According to a newspaper article, a prior complaint against the tutor had been upheld and the tutor reprimanded. Nevertheless, the tutor was later allowed to teach the same student who had made the complaint, whereupon, she alleges, the pattern of bullying behaviour was repeated.<ref name=story/> Dr Kay-Williams, then Chief Executive of The Royal School of Needlework, denied failing to investigate, and said that it "is the role of the tutor to develop and challenge the students", and claimed that the consensus of the staff who had worked with the student was that she "lacked the required focus  and commitment for the course".<ref name=story>{{Cite news |last=Sawer |first=Patrick |date=2022-04-23 |title=Needlework school behind Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress accused of not taking bullying seriously |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/04/23/needlework-school-behind-duchess-cambridges-wedding-dress-accused/ |access-date=2022-04-24 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>