Google Mustard School, in east London

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Amos Johnson, 58, was head of Mustard School in Hackney and his wife, Faith, 48, was its owner and taught there. They have been struck off for “unacceptable professional conduct” and failing to ensure the safety of children at the school. Mustard School was established in 1996 with the aim of “educating children with sound academic standards and in the way of the Lord” and was registered to reach up to 44 children aged from two to 11. It catered mainly for African pupils, charging up to £18,750 a year for children with “challenging behaviour.”

Google Mustard School, in east London

The school had received a series of ‘inadequate’ Ofsted inspections from May 2013 until January 2015, when it was shut down after Hackney Child and Young Person’s Service received allegations that Mr Johnson had hit pupils. In a professional conduct panel, Mr Johnson, the school’s headmaster, was found guilty of an “abuse of position or trust (particularly involving vulnerable pupils) or violation of the rights of pupils”. The panel found that the 58-year-old had “used or permitted inappropriate behaviour management methods on one or more occasions,” and that these included: “Hitting one or more pupils on one or more occasions.” It also found staff were hired who were not properly qualified, and safeguarding checks were not done. Mr and Mrs Johnson also failed to ensure the playground was safe or make sure the inside of the school was clean or properly maintained.

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"(the panel) was concerned about his justification for chastising a five-year-old pupil physically Jayne Millions, on behalf of the Education Secretary