‘Pupils are in fear every day’: parents raise concerns about new schools run by top UK academy

Emergency meeting called over strictness of discipline at Essex schools run by Mossbourne Federation

Parents and teachers have voiced alarm about the treatment of children at three Essex schools after they were taken over by a high-profile academy trust which is under investigation.

The Mossbourne Federation, known for strict discipline and high grades, runs four schools and a sixth form in Hackney, and began a takeover of two failing secondary schools and one primary in Essex late last year.