Mossbourne federation faces extraordinary safeguarding review after Observer investigation exposes allegations of emotional abuse over two decades. Over 200 parents, students, teachers, local GPs and child psychiatrists have now given testimonials. theguardian.com/education/2024…

⚠️ No more automatic academy orders The current legal duty to issue academy orders for so-called failing schools will be scrapped. A campaign win for many of us in the sector. schoolsweek.co.uk/childrens-well…

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New: Biggest-ever strike against the practices of a multi-academy trust looms educationuncovered.co.uk/news/173301/bi… Strike ballot at 18 Harris Federation secondary schools and sixth forms.

Yesterday, I reported how Harris had the highest rate of unqualified teachers – at 9.2% of the teaching workforce – among England’s 50 largest chains, with their rates in turn much higher than in non-academies. educationuncovered.co.uk/news/173241/al…

33% pass rate after 5 years of United Learning in charge at John Roan. How does Jon Coles explain this? He said results would improve with the ULT.

⚠️BREAKING...ULT has been blocked from introducing inferior pension scheme for teachers. NAHT have been opposed to this move since day 1. Thanks to National Education Union NASUWT ASCL for demonstrating the power of collective endeavour and solidarity. inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyl…

educationuncovered.co.uk/news/school-wh… We thought Sally Coates was Executive Head at John Roan, now she is Head at Holland Park, We can’t keep up.. solidarity Save Holland Park School.

Hear, hear! Academies fuel explosion in school costs | Letter theguardian.com/education/2025…

Concerns about money being lost to classrooms through spending on academy trust executive pay, following letter by the York Labour councillor Jonny Crawshaw last week (theguardian.com/education/2025…) now leading the Guardian’s letters pages theguardian.com/education/2025….

ULT are now refusing to provide a business case to the DfE over its pension plans. The wrongheaded move by the Academy Chain is now on a collision course with both the Government, and unions. schoolsweek.co.uk/academy-trust-…

ITV News now reporting on story I've been writing about in recent weeks: "Strict behaviour policy blamed for 'exodus of 500 pupils' from Ark Alexandra Academy in Hastings. itv.com/news/meridian/…

Isolation on Trial. After a drama which ramps the pressure on Department for Education to review isolation practices, and a verdict which vindicates nothing, what schools & kids need now is reflection & nuance. But instead, they got Conservative-era behaviour tsar Tom Bennett... 🧵

150 pupils withdrawn after Mossbourne Federation took over schools in Essex. One mum said most behaviour her daughter was sanctioned for was linked to her learning needs. Another pupil was given detention as her mum missed parents' evening due to work www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.co…

‘Zero-tolerance’ behaviour policies at a London school have been heavily criticised in a review with 'national implications' tes.com/magazine/news/…

Read this with gratitude. Today’s report has indeed vindicated these brave and desperate parents who spoke out. It’s easy to attack journalists when revelations don’t fit your ideology. But truth also dies in the dark.

The response is by Jim Gamble, commissioner at CHSCP. He uses his letter to critique Bennett's extraordinary outburst, dismissing him as "stamping his feet in the playground". It include specific reference to various facts & data which TB has ignored. ⬇️ chscp.org.uk/wp-content/upl…

New: “77,000 detentions in 3.5 years – but will ‘no excuses’ culture at Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy change?” educationuncovered.co.uk/news/77000-det… Long-read piece charting Sir Alan Wood’s safeguarding review, its striking findings and a look at its recommendations for change.

We stand in solidarity with the parents and children at Mossbourne. c.org/gSmnXvSHHd