The chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, is to censure half a dozen schools in Birmingham for failing to prepare pupils “for life in modern Britain”, when Ofsted publishes the results of its investigations into the Trojan Horse affair, … Continue reading
Ofsted’s first inspection of Park View academy – at the centre of the Trojan Horse allegations of an Islamist plot – cleared the school of allegations of discrimination and retained its “outstanding” rating, according to a leaked draft of the … Continue reading
Celsius 7/7, Gove’s 2006 exercise in anti-Islamist scaremongering, and Chapter 8 – ‘The Trojan Horse’ Michael Gove has ordered snap investigations into Muslim schools in several cities around England, widening the focus outside of the so-called Trojan Horse allegations of … Continue reading
The Trust which runs a Birmingham school at the centre of allegations of a “Trojan Horse” takeover plot by hardline Muslims has issued a statement rubbishing the claims. The Park View Educational Trust, which runs three schools in Birmingham, said … Continue reading
Birmingham City Council officials investigating an alleged plot by Muslim hardliners to take control of schools say they have seen no evidence of links to extremism, BBC News has learned. But they have found “significant grievances” about governance and leadership, … Continue reading
Officials at the Department for Education and Ofsted are under investigation over leaks in the Trojan Horse inquiry. Birmingham Council leader Sir Albert Bore said the Cabinet Office was investigating the unauthorised release of information to a national newspaper. He … Continue reading
The trust that runs schools at the centre of claims of a Islamist “plot” in Birmingham says it has received hate mail after a series of leaks purporting to come from Department for Education and Ofsted investigations were published in the media. Park View … Continue reading
Tristram Hunt, the shadow education secretary, will warn on Saturday that “the pursuit of a divisive religious extremism” – as shown in an alleged conspiracy to take over schools in Birmingham – threatens to undermine Britain’s modern multicultural society. Hunt’s … Continue reading
A group of faith leaders in Birmingham has released a joint statement in response to “sensational” media headlines over an alleged “Islamic plot” to infiltrate Birmingham schools. The alleged plot – known as “Operation Trojan Horse” after a letter was … Continue reading
New evidence raises doubts about extremist plot to take over school By Dominic Kennedy, Greg Hurst and Ruth Gledhill A letter at the centre of an alleged jihadist plot to take over schools contains errors that suggest it is a … Continue reading