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| Books 'promoting stoning' found at Olive Tree Primary School | Books 'promoting stoning' found at Olive Tree Primary School |
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| A Muslim school in Luton does not "promote tolerance" and has books suggesting stoning and lashing as appropriate punishments, Ofsted said. | A Muslim school in Luton does not "promote tolerance" and has books suggesting stoning and lashing as appropriate punishments, Ofsted said. |
| Inspectors said some of the library books contained fundamentalist views and punishments which have "no place in British society". | |
| The education watchdog deemed Olive Tree Primary School in Bury Park Road "inadequate" following a visit in May. | The education watchdog deemed Olive Tree Primary School in Bury Park Road "inadequate" following a visit in May. |
| The school has yet to comment but earlier asked for a new inspection. | The school has yet to comment but earlier asked for a new inspection. |
| Last month's inspection was abandoned when parents complained their children had been asked about homosexuality. | Last month's inspection was abandoned when parents complained their children had been asked about homosexuality. |
| 'Too limited' | 'Too limited' |
| But the body said it had already gained "sufficient evidence" to produce a report. | |
| Inspectors said pupils' "contact with different cultures, faiths and traditions is too limited to promote tolerance and respect for the views, lifestyles and customs of other people". | Inspectors said pupils' "contact with different cultures, faiths and traditions is too limited to promote tolerance and respect for the views, lifestyles and customs of other people". |
| Senior leaders do not ensure "balanced views of the world" and some books in the school promote stoning and lashing as appropriate punishments, the report added. | Senior leaders do not ensure "balanced views of the world" and some books in the school promote stoning and lashing as appropriate punishments, the report added. |
| "There are too few books about the world's major religions other than Islam," it said. | "There are too few books about the world's major religions other than Islam," it said. |
| In addition, too little teaching is good enough to ensure that pupils make the best progress they can, the report said. | In addition, too little teaching is good enough to ensure that pupils make the best progress they can, the report said. |
| However, inspectors did report that Year 6 pupils reached the "expected level" in national tests, Arabic teaching was "effective" and pupils "behaved well". | However, inspectors did report that Year 6 pupils reached the "expected level" in national tests, Arabic teaching was "effective" and pupils "behaved well". |
| The school must now act to meet key standards for independent schools. | The school must now act to meet key standards for independent schools. |
| These include ensuring the curriculum "better prepares [pupils] for living in modern Britain... in line with the laws of the land" and having library books with "balanced and tolerant views which reflect British democratic values". | These include ensuring the curriculum "better prepares [pupils] for living in modern Britain... in line with the laws of the land" and having library books with "balanced and tolerant views which reflect British democratic values". |
| Chair of governors, Farasat Latif, previously said it would seek legal action unless a new report is carried out. | Chair of governors, Farasat Latif, previously said it would seek legal action unless a new report is carried out. |
| The Department for Education has said it takes action if there are concerns a school is not meeting the independent schools standards but has not yet commented on the report. | The Department for Education has said it takes action if there are concerns a school is not meeting the independent schools standards but has not yet commented on the report. |
| The report's findings come on the day David Cameron is set to ask Ofsted to introduce snap inspections in schools, with a report into the alleged Muslim "Trojan Horse" plot about to be published and three Birmingham schools put in special measures. | The report's findings come on the day David Cameron is set to ask Ofsted to introduce snap inspections in schools, with a report into the alleged Muslim "Trojan Horse" plot about to be published and three Birmingham schools put in special measures. |