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Mossbourne refuses to apologise to pupils as academy trust defends record before councillors

Academy trust leaders said they would not say sorry to children the safeguarding review found were harmed

Author: Hackney Citizen

Mossbourne refuses to apologise to pupils as academy trust defends record before councillors

'Not what was needed': Mossbourne Federation sparks backlash after setting out response to safeguarding review

The parent who collected testimonies for the review and a local councillor have hit out at 'disappointing' announcement

Author: Hackney Citizen

Opposition councillors slam 'lack of transparency' over 'harrowing' Mossbourne safeguarding review

They claim there has been no reassurance that changes are being made in the three months since the review was published

Author: Hackney Citizen

Opposition councillors slam 'lack of transparency' over 'harrowing' Mossbourne safeguarding review

Mossbourne's chair of trustees quits in first major shake-up at beleaguered academy chain

Henry Colthurst, who had been on the trust's board since 2014, resigned earlier this month

Author: Hackney Citizen

'Highly questionable': Mossbourne Federation spent £400,000 of public money on legal fees amid safeguarding probe

The multi-academy trust forked out the sum for its own barrister-led review and on hiring solicitors to handle questions about treatment of pupils at Mossbourne Victoria Park academy

Author: Hackney Citizen

Councillor calls for ‘powers to intervene’ as review into other Mossbourne schools launched

A review of Mossbourne's schools in Thurrock is now underway following the publication of a damning report into practices at one of its Hackney academies

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Exclusive: The Mossbourne money-spinner - how a company founded by the multi-academy trust’s chief snapped up his own schools’ lucrative PAM software

To fund the purchase, Progress Teaching gave Mossbourne Foundation £300,000 worth of its shares and a promised payment of £268,000 by way of an unsecured loan

Author: Hackney Citizen

Former Mossbourne Community Academy students call for government inquiry into nationwide school practices

Ex-students and parents have urged the government to look into the long-term impact of school culture on pupil mental health

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Mossbourne safeguarding review author Sir Alan Wood appointed to Ofsted governing body

Sir Alan is one of five new appointments to the watchdog’s board

Author: Lizzie McAllister

'I would have already resigned' – Mossbourne senior leadership and chair of governors should 'reflect' on positions says safeguarding commissioner

Children's Safeguarding Commissioner for City and Hackney, Jim Gamble, said he would have 'already stepped down' were he in a leadership role at Mossbourne

Author: Hackney Citizen

Safeguarding expert condemns ‘worrying’ lack of response by Mossbourne after damning report

A safeguarding review into Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy previously highlighted concerns about the school’s ‘punishment no matter what’ and ‘no excuses’ policies

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Hackney’s safeguarding boss takes DfE advisor to task over ‘embarrassing’ criticism of Mossbourne review

Jim Gamble responds to Tom Bennett's blogpost that called the report a 'hit job'

Author: Hackney Citizen