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Second multi-academy trust accused of ‘shaming’ children with controversial ‘flattening the grass’ behaviour approach

Allegations that academy trust executives left school staff feeling ‘humiliated’, ‘undermined’ and intimidated

Staff from Outwood Grange schools tell Tes what the trust’s ‘flattening the grass’ approach meant for their pupils

Sources claim the academy trust had a ‘draconian’ approach to teachers and that Outwood staff shouted in pupils’ faces because ‘having a real go at children was seen as positive thing to do’

Philip Wright set to take over at body that represents exam boards

New DfE figures provide breakdown of how many academy moves were due to failure and how many were initiated by sponsors