Birmingham Schools 'Target Of Extremist Plot'

Schools in Birmingham are being targeted by a campaign to impose hardline Islamic views on teachers and their pupils.

Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw said schools in the city were being run under a "culture of fear and intimidation".

He said successful head teachers had been forced out of their posts or "marginalised" leaving a "vaccum" leading to "a collapse in morals and a rapid decline".

The "steep and sudden decline" meant schools which were recently judged outstanding by inspectors were now found inadequate, he said.

In addition governors were exerting "far more influence on the day to day running of these schools than is either appropriate or acceptable."

Park View Academy has gone from 'outstanding' to 'inadequate'

Ofsted inspected 21 schools across Birmingham after allegations of a attempted takeover of the city's schools by Islamist extremists. Five have now been placed in special measures as a result.

Sir Michael said: "Some of our findings are deeply worrying and in some ways quite shocking, while a number of these schools are doing well and providing their children with a good, well-rounded education, there are others that give cause for grave concern.

"In the most serious cases, a culture of fear and intimidation has taken grip since the schools were last inspected. We found evidence that some head teachers, including those with a proud record of raising standards, have been marginalised or forced out of their jobs.

"This has left a vacuum in which schools previously rated good or outstanding have suffered enormous staff turbulence, a collapse in moral and a rapid decline in their overall effectiveness."

Golden Hillock has also been placed in special measures

He said that a number of head teachers had "reported that there's been an organised campaign to target certain schools in Birmingham in order to impose a narrow faith based ideology  and alter the schools character and ethos."

Inspectors have found schools were not taking seriously enough their duty to protect children from extremism and radicalisation.

One school had even invited a speaker known for their extremist views to give a talk.

Teachers reported  they were being treated unfairly because of their sex or religion and that boys and girls were not treated equally.

The vice chairman of the Park View Education Trust, which runs three of the schools put in special measures – Park View Academy, Golden Hillock and Nansen primary – has hit back saying the schools do not "promote extremism".

David Hughes says inspections were carried out in a 'climate of suspicion'

David Hughes said: "Ofsted inspectors came to our schools looking for extremism, looking for segregation, looking for proof that our children have religion forced upon them as part of an Islamic plot."

He said they would be mounting a legal challenge against Ofsted's findings.

The other two schools placed in special measures were Saltley and Oldknow.

David Cameron has ordered Education Secretary Michael Gove to carry out  "dawn raids" on the schools, which have been accused of covering up evidence of infiltration.

It comes after a row erupted between Mr Gove and Home Secretary Theresa May after the Education Secretary said the Home Office had failed to properly deal with extremism.

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