Archant staff handbook

One teacher, speaking anonymously, told ITV they were "encouraged" to give detentions or demerits if pupils were not smiling or "shuffled" when they walked. Mr Smith began a consultancy role at the Trust in February after leaving his role in Norfolk. Shortly before his departure, the school denied he had been suspended , but said he had stepped back from day-to-day operations and was working "centrally on a curriculum project", although they refused to say more.

The ITV investigation claims an average of around 80 detentions are handed out each day, with more than 7, since the start of the new year, while leaked emails show half the population of the school were given detentions on one day last year. They also claim teaching staff were given a handbook containing apparent sexist language to instruct their teaching. It allegedly states following rules is considered "feminine" and "boys really, really don't want to be perceived as feminine.

The Community Schools Trust, which manages the London school, defended most of its practices to ITV, saying stricter measures were needed after they inherited a "broken school", adding pupils behaviour had significantly improved. They did, however, admit calling pupils "detainees" was inappropriate, and some of the language used in the staff booklet was "unacceptable.

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