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Countering extremism in British schools? : the truth about the Birmingham Trojan Horse affair

John Holmwood (Author), Therese O'Toole (Author)
In 2014 the 'Trojan Horse' affair, an alleged plot to 'Islamify' several state schools in Birmingham, caused a previously highly successful school to be vilified. Holmwood and O'Toole challenge the accepted narrative and show how it was used to justify an intrusive counter extremism agenda
Print Book, English, 2018
Policy Press, Bristol, UK, 2018
viii, 288 pages ; 20 cm
9781447344131, 1447344138
1017098655
Ebook version :
Introduction: A plot to Islamicise schools?Part 1: Context`British values’ and community cohesionPrevent: from hearts and minds to muscular liberalismCommunity cohesion, schooling and PreventReligious education, collective worship and publicly funded educationGovernance, school reform and change managementPart 2: The case Introducing the caseEnter OfstedThe Clarke and Kershaw ReportsThe NCTL hearings and their collapseConclusion: Lessons from the Trojan Horse affair