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Birmingham Islamic school 'segregated' boys and girls Birmingham Islamic school 'segregated' boys and girls
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An Islamic school has been "unlawfully segregating" boys and girls for all activities except weekly assemblies.An Islamic school has been "unlawfully segregating" boys and girls for all activities except weekly assemblies.
Pupils at Redstone Academy in Balsall Heath, Birmingham are not safe, Ofsted inspectors said, and procedures are disorganised. Ofsted said pupils at Redstone Academy in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, were not safe and procedures were disorganised.
"Boys enjoy school more than girls. This is because they are treated favourably and have more privileges," an Ofsted report said."Boys enjoy school more than girls. This is because they are treated favourably and have more privileges," an Ofsted report said.
The school, which has been rated inadequate, has been asked to comment. The school's headteacher said the idea boys were given favourable treatment was "just not accurate".
The academy, which has 152 pupils and charges up to £2,885 in annual fees, was visited by Ofsted in November. The academy, which has 152 pupils and charges up to £2,885 in annual fees, was visited by Ofsted in November and rated as inadequate.
Of the privileges afforded to boys, such as more sport opportunities and first choice at work experience places, the report said: "Some of the girls told us that they do not like this. They said that this was not fair and feel disadvantaged."Of the privileges afforded to boys, such as more sport opportunities and first choice at work experience places, the report said: "Some of the girls told us that they do not like this. They said that this was not fair and feel disadvantaged."
The school, which teaches children from 11 to 16, only permits pupils who are likely to gain a strong pass to complete their GCSEs in subjects including English literature, history and Arabic, which pupils said limits their options for college, inspectors added.The school, which teaches children from 11 to 16, only permits pupils who are likely to gain a strong pass to complete their GCSEs in subjects including English literature, history and Arabic, which pupils said limits their options for college, inspectors added.
Other criticisms include:Other criticisms include:
But pupils told inspectors there was very little bullying in the school and the school's rules are clear and, mostly, pupils comply.But pupils told inspectors there was very little bullying in the school and the school's rules are clear and, mostly, pupils comply.
Headteacher Saadat Rasool said the school was waiting for "formal approval" of a move to split into a boy's school and girl's school, but had been considered by Ofsted as one entity.
"We work very diligently to offer the best to both boys and girls at our school — and both are given equal opportunities to be successful in whatever they choose," he said.
The Islamic faith Al-Hijrah school in Birmingham was also found to be unlawfully segregating its students, a Parliamentary committee heard last year.The Islamic faith Al-Hijrah school in Birmingham was also found to be unlawfully segregating its students, a Parliamentary committee heard last year.
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