The leaders of an East London academy where vulnerable pupils were found to have potentially been harmed by its disciplinary culture have declined to apologise to children affected. A safeguarding review into Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) in Hackney, praised for its excellent academic results, concluded in December 2025 that the school’s culture of “punishment no matter what” had been “particularlyContinue reading “Strict Rules, Soaked Dignity — Hackney’s Apology Comes Bone‑Dry”
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The Grooming Gangs Inquiry Won’t Be Rushed
Amid outrage at the increasing chaos engulfing the government, a minister cautioned that Labour will not hurry to establish a significant new investigation into the grooming gangs crisis. Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said finding the right chairperson for the investigation is a ‘crucial appointment to get right’, after it emerged it could take months. InContinue reading “The Grooming Gangs Inquiry Won’t Be Rushed”
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