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Waterside Academy, which was slammed for its strict discipline after its head labelled pupils in detention as “detainees”, says figures show…

Barry Smith, who made a name for himself with his hardline tactics, now works as a freelance consultant for schools and has recently been hired by Kings Leadership Academy Liverpool.

The controversial former headteacher is now urging other teachers to create a culture of respect through stricter rules.

Barry Smith, a controversial education coach, was brought in as an ad hoc adviser at the Abbey School in Kent before their rating slipped from good to inadequate.

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A Hackney school deemed so dangerous it had to be shut has jumped two Ofsted grades in a single visit after coming under new leadership.

The strictest headteacher in Britain said parents are to blame for schoolkids bad behaviour and that adults are afraid of pupils. Barry Smith has in the past come under fire for hardline tactics.

APPG calls on government to outline plan to tackle race inequality one-year since George Floyd’s death INEQUALITY: The APPG wants the government to address leadership and inclusivity in schools (Picture: Getty Images) A CROSS-PARTY group has called on the government to end to racism throughout UK schools and within the disproportionate exclusion of pupils from ethnic minority backgrounds. The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Race Equality in Education, which is chaired by Labour MP Diane Ab...

Hackney Free School in Kingsland Road, Dalston - Credit: Google Hackney New School (HNS) is set to complain to broadcasting regulator Ofcom over an ITV News report that detailed allegations of extreme disciplinary measures, including pupils in detention being referred to as “detainees”. HNS, in Kingsland Road, Dalston, was taken over by the Community Schools Trust (CST) in November 2019 following a damning Ofsted report which forced it to shut because it was “unsafe” for students, is s...

Hackney New School brought in Britains toughest headteacher Barry Smith last February to improve standard after the east London school was described as unsafe in an Ofsted report.