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Posts Tagged ‘Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy’

Opposition councillors slam ‘lack of transparency’ over ‘harrowing’ Mossbourne safeguarding review

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 12 March 2026 at 13:16

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

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

By Lizzie McAllister | Tuesday 27 January 2026 at 14:52
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

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

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

By Lizzie McAllister | Thursday 15 January 2026 at 17:11
Sir Alan Wood

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

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

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 14 January 2026 at 13:32
Jim Gamble

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

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

By Lizzie McAllister | Monday 29 December 2025 at 16:11
Jim Gamble

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

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

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 December 2025 at 17:51
Jim Gamble

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

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Mayor of Hackney ‘deeply concerned’ as Mossbourne ‘punishment no matter what’ regime exposed in review

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 12 December 2025 at 10:40
Caroline Woodley

A review published earlier this week found behaviour policies at Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) had fostered a ‘no excuses’ culture

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

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 9 December 2025 at 10:45
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

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

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Mossbourne heads take on expanded roles amid safeguarding probe

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 17 April 2025 at 15:00
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Principals of two Hackney academies put in charge of Essex schools following Mossbourne Federation takeover

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Mossbourne launches review of complaints procedure amid safeguarding inquiry

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 7 March 2025 at 16:57
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Multi-academy trust says it is concerned some parents and carers may have ‘lost confidence’

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Child safeguarding watchdog lays out scope of Mossbourne inquiry

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 17 February 2025 at 20:00
Jim Gamble

Rare review follows more than 300 separate complaints about children’s experiences

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Letter to the editor: In response to your article, ‘Council insider on Mossbourne’

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 14 February 2025 at 14:57
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Readers express their disquiet at anonymous opinion piece

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Ex-Mossbourne teacher blasts ‘silent subjugation’ of pupils

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 7 February 2025 at 12:01

Trainee who spent five weeks at Hackney Downs ‘prison-school’ says he felt ‘ashamed’ for adhering to strict behaviour code

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Council insider on Mossbourne: ‘Leadership and culture are the problem’

By Anonymous | Thursday 6 February 2025 at 17:30

A staff member in the Town Hall’s Children and Families Directorate on the allegations facing the multi-academy trust

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Hundreds of parents back Mossbourne leadership but welcome chance to ‘suggest some changes’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 24 December 2024 at 11:30
Peter Hughes CEO Mossbourne

Open letter signed by numerous parents including former Hackney Mayor, Jules Pipe CBE

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Mossbourne leaders defend approach to pupils’ wellbeing as safeguarding review looms

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 20 December 2024 at 19:21
Peter Hughes CEO Mossbourne

Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy faces investigation following parents’ concerns about impact of school’s strict behaviour policy

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Commissioner warns against ‘reckless public discourse’ ahead of Mossbourne investigation

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 20 December 2024 at 18:23
Jim Gamble

Jim Gamble has raised concerns around people making assertions about the review which are ‘simply wrong’

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Mossbourne CEO grateful for support and ‘encouragement’ amid allegations against trust’s schools

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 18 December 2024 at 11:55
Peter Hughes CEO Mossbourne

Academy trust head thanks parents, pupils, staff and governors for their support amid allegations against one of the trust’s schools, which have triggered a safeguarding review

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Council urged to investigate Hackney’s schools following Mossbourne allegations

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 29 November 2024 at 10:05

Councillors say children are ‘suffering under a culture of fear and cruelty’ in some academies

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Hackney students celebrate GCSE results

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 22 August 2024 at 15:55
Mossbourne Community Academy GCSE students 2024

Jubilation over success on paper and in practice

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