Countering Extremism in British Schools?: The Truth about the Birmingham Trojan Horse AffairIn 2014 an investigation into an alleged plot to ‘Islamify’ several state schools in Birmingham began. Known as the ‘Trojan Horse’ affair, this caused a previously highly successful school to be vilified. Holmwood, an expert witness in the professional misconduct cases brought against the teachers, and O’Toole, who researches the government’s counter-extremism agenda, challenge the accepted narrative and draw on the potential parallel with the Hillsborough disaster to suggest a similar false narrative has taken hold of public debate. This important book highlights the major injustice inflicted on the teachers and shows how this affair was used to criticise multiculturalism, and justify the expansion of a broad and intrusive counter extremism agenda. |
Contents
one British values and community cohesion | 25 |
from hearts and minds to muscular liberalism | 45 |
three Community cohesion schooling and Prevent | 65 |
four Religious education collective worship and publicly | 87 |
five Governance school reform and change management | 105 |
six Introducing the case | 127 |
seven Enter Ofsted | 143 |
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academies achievement agenda allegations areas argued associated authority Available Birmingham City bodies Britain British values changes Chapter charges City Council claims Clarke Report collective worship community cohesion concerns context cultural curriculum Department described determination discussion document England especially ethnic ethnic minority evidence example expressed extremism extremist fact failing failure faith governors groups guidance head teacher hearings implementation improvement indicated inspections integration involved Islamic issues July Kershaw Report leadership London March matter Michael multiculturalism Muslim NCTL noted Office Ofsted Ofsted inspections opportunities Panel paragraph Park View particular performance plot practices Prevent Primary problem programme promote pupils PVET reference reflect regard relation religion religious education represented requirements responsibility Review role SACRE schools Secretary seen significant social specific staff statements strategy success teaching Trojan Horse affair Trust witnesses