safeguarding - Hackney Citizen

Ombudsman faults Hackney over disabled man’s care delays

Council pays £2,500 compensation over 18-month supported living delay

Author: Hackney Citizen

The end of 'the verbal cane' - Mossbourne's quiet U-turn on shouting

Teachers at two Mossbourne schools say shouting at pupils came with the job. The federation now vows to do its best to end it

Author: Hackney Citizen

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

'I'm running out of hope': NHS worker driven to brink after 20 months of hell from anti-social neighbour

Tenant left sleep-deprived and on verge of breakdown by 'nocturnal' neighbour

Author: Niall Holden

'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

'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

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

Mossbourne’s draconian ‘punishment no matter what’ regime linked to pupils' self-harm and disproportionately targeted Black boys with harsh sanctions, damning report reveals

Practices including 'routine shouting' and 'public humiliation' were found to be taking place

Author: Hackney Citizen

Greens welcome Met’s removal of 371 school officers - but others brand it 'most catastrophic decision in keeping children safe'

Surveys revealed that 93 per cent of Londoners supported the presence of Safer Schools Officers in school buildings

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Council casts doubt on ruling that race was 'not a factor' in Child Q incident

Police complaints body says sacked Child Q officers guilty of 'gross misconduct' but teenage girl's 'humiliating' strip-search was not prompted by her race

Author: Hackney Citizen

Council casts doubt on ruling that race was 'not a factor' in Child Q incident

Child Q: Two Met officers’ strip-search of 15-year-old Black girl at school was gross misconduct

'They failed to follow the policies that exist to ensure that children in these situations have appropriate protective measures in place'

Author: Hackney Citizen