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| 'Trojan Horse': Ofsted to publish reports on Birmingham schools | 'Trojan Horse': Ofsted to publish reports on Birmingham schools |
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| Ofsted reports triggered by an alleged hardline Muslim plot in some Birmingham schools are due to be published, as David Cameron prepares to convene the government's extremism taskforce. | Ofsted reports triggered by an alleged hardline Muslim plot in some Birmingham schools are due to be published, as David Cameron prepares to convene the government's extremism taskforce. |
| The inquiry into 21 schools is expected to say six schools will be placed in special measures, and that five of them did not protect pupils from extremism. | The inquiry into 21 schools is expected to say six schools will be placed in special measures, and that five of them did not protect pupils from extremism. |
| Park View School is one of those put in special measures, the BBC understands. | |
| The prime minister also is asking for snap Ofsted inspections of schools. | |
| It comes as a parallel investigation has criticised a trust at the centre of the claims. | |
| The leaked draft report by the Education Funding Agency (EFA), said the Park View Educational Trust ran schools that had "taken the Islamic focus too far". | The leaked draft report by the Education Funding Agency (EFA), said the Park View Educational Trust ran schools that had "taken the Islamic focus too far". |
| It also found girls and boys had been segregated in some classes. | It also found girls and boys had been segregated in some classes. |
| 'Hastily arranged' | 'Hastily arranged' |
| Number 10 confirmed that five schools previously rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted had now been rated inadequate in the reports, triggered by the so-called Trojan Horse allegations. | Number 10 confirmed that five schools previously rated as good or outstanding by Ofsted had now been rated inadequate in the reports, triggered by the so-called Trojan Horse allegations. |
| Those schools had previously been given between one and two days' notice of inspections, but this time were told just 30 minutes in advance, Downing Street said. | Those schools had previously been given between one and two days' notice of inspections, but this time were told just 30 minutes in advance, Downing Street said. |
| The BBC has been sent a copy of a report in to Birmingham's Park View School, which is part of the Park View Education Trust and is one of the schools at the centre of the inquiry. | |
| The report has revealed the school has been rated inadequate and has been placed into special measures. | |
| It comes as Education Secretary Michael Gove is to ask Sir Michael Wilshaw, the chief inspector of schools, to look into whether any school could be inspected with no notice. | |
| According to the EFA, notice periods were used by some of the Birmingham schools to put on "hastily arranged shows of cultural inclusivity", Downing Street said. | According to the EFA, notice periods were used by some of the Birmingham schools to put on "hastily arranged shows of cultural inclusivity", Downing Street said. |
| These included an assembly on Easter and Christianity at one of the schools, Oldknow Academy. | |
| Analysis | Analysis |
| By Sean Coughlan, education correspondent | By Sean Coughlan, education correspondent |
| This strange tale of the Trojan Horse allegation - sparked by an anonymous letter and named after a myth - is finally going to reach some definite conclusions. | This strange tale of the Trojan Horse allegation - sparked by an anonymous letter and named after a myth - is finally going to reach some definite conclusions. |
| Ofsted is going to publish its inspection reports on Monday - although many have already been revealed - and head teachers will give their own first-hand views about claims of a takeover. | |
| Schools labelled by Ofsted as inadequate are likely to reject the findings as scaremongering and an unfair misrepresentation. | Schools labelled by Ofsted as inadequate are likely to reject the findings as scaremongering and an unfair misrepresentation. |
| But Education Secretary Michael Gove has sweeping powers of intervention and changes to Birmingham's schools are likely to follow. | But Education Secretary Michael Gove has sweeping powers of intervention and changes to Birmingham's schools are likely to follow. |
| The Trojan Horse has got inside the walls in unexpected ways. | The Trojan Horse has got inside the walls in unexpected ways. |
| Ofsted and the Department for Education began as the inquisitors, but they've now come under scrutiny themselves. | Ofsted and the Department for Education began as the inquisitors, but they've now come under scrutiny themselves. |
| Ministers have fallen out, questions have been asked about failing to act on past warnings and the reliability of the inspection process has been challenged. | Ministers have fallen out, questions have been asked about failing to act on past warnings and the reliability of the inspection process has been challenged. |
| 'Robust response' | 'Robust response' |
| Currently, schools can be inspected without notice if they are rated inadequate for behaviour. | Currently, schools can be inspected without notice if they are rated inadequate for behaviour. |
| Sir Michael Wilshaw also has the power to order a no-notice visit, usually in cases of "serious child safeguarding concerns", Downing Street said. | |
| Mr Cameron said: "Protecting our children is one of the first duties of government and that is why the issue of alleged Islamist extremism in Birmingham schools demands a robust response." | Mr Cameron said: "Protecting our children is one of the first duties of government and that is why the issue of alleged Islamist extremism in Birmingham schools demands a robust response." |
| Mr Gove will take questions from MPs on the alleged plot on Monday. | Mr Gove will take questions from MPs on the alleged plot on Monday. |
| He has been involved in a bitter dispute with Home Secretary Theresa May over the government's response to the Birmingham allegations, which has led to the resignation of Mrs May's special adviser and an apology from Mr Gove. | He has been involved in a bitter dispute with Home Secretary Theresa May over the government's response to the Birmingham allegations, which has led to the resignation of Mrs May's special adviser and an apology from Mr Gove. |
| Mr Gove apologised to Mr Cameron and counter-terrorism chief Charles Farr after his allies spoke to the Times, accusing the Home Office of failing to "drain the swamp" of extremism. | Mr Gove apologised to Mr Cameron and counter-terrorism chief Charles Farr after his allies spoke to the Times, accusing the Home Office of failing to "drain the swamp" of extremism. |
| In response, the Home Office released a letter Home Secretary Theresa May had written to Mr Gove, accusing his department of failing to act when concerns about the Birmingham schools were brought to its attention in 2010. | In response, the Home Office released a letter Home Secretary Theresa May had written to Mr Gove, accusing his department of failing to act when concerns about the Birmingham schools were brought to its attention in 2010. |
| Fiona Cunningham, the home secretary's special adviser, was found to have been the source of a negative briefing against Mr Gove and has now stood down. | Fiona Cunningham, the home secretary's special adviser, was found to have been the source of a negative briefing against Mr Gove and has now stood down. |
| The extremism taskforce, set up last year after the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby in Woolwich, includes Mrs May and Mr Gove. | The extremism taskforce, set up last year after the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby in Woolwich, includes Mrs May and Mr Gove. |
| Both ministers will be at Monday's special meeting, Downing Street said. | Both ministers will be at Monday's special meeting, Downing Street said. |
| Other taskforce members include Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi. | Other taskforce members include Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi. |
| Khalid Mahmood, a Birmingham Labour MP, | |
| "There is a significant grooming going on in these schools away from the ethos and the school of thought of the parents of these children. And away from what the majority of the community is concerned about |