Top London academies face mass claims of emotional harm as Whitehall acts on crisis

Government says allegations deeply distressing' as dossier of allegations grows in wake of Observer investigation into Mossbourne schools

The government has expressed alarm at deeply distressing" allegations of emotional harm at one of the country's leading academy trusts after an Observer investigation.

Almost 140 parents, students and teachers have now spoken out about systemic" and lasting" emotional harm to children stretching back two decades at two schools in Hackney run by the Mossbourne Federation.