Teachers at top academy in Hackney ‘screamed at’ and humiliated pupils, say angry parents

Mossbourne academy accused of bullying and damaging children’s mental health as local authority asked to step in

Parents have accused an academy school in east London of causing serious harm to children’s mental health, with teachers humiliating and “screaming” at pupils, and have urged the local authority to exercise extraordinary powers to intervene.

A group of nearly 30 parents and former teachers has spoken out about treatment of children at Mossbourne Victoria Park academy (MVPA) in Hackney.