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| Trojan Horse: Three schools to lose funding | Trojan Horse: Three schools to lose funding |
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| Three schools at the centre of the Trojan Horse inquiry are to lose their government funding. | Three schools at the centre of the Trojan Horse inquiry are to lose their government funding. |
| Birmingham academies Park View, Golden Hillock and Nansen Primary - rated inadequate by Ofsted - will have their funding agreements terminated. | Birmingham academies Park View, Golden Hillock and Nansen Primary - rated inadequate by Ofsted - will have their funding agreements terminated. |
| Park View Educational Trust said it could now be removed from running the three schools. | Park View Educational Trust said it could now be removed from running the three schools. |
| Oldknow Academy, also rated inadequate, was warned it could lose funding unless concerns were addressed. | |
| On Monday the watchdog published 21 reports into schools allegedly targeted as part of a hardline Muslim takeover. | |
| Five of those schools, including the Park View schools and Oldknow, were rated inadequate. | |
| 'Islamic-themed assemblies' | |
| Birmingham City Council said it would work with Saltley School, the only local authority school placed in special measures, and the Department for Education to install a temporary governing board. | |
| In a letter to Park View chairman Tahir Alam, Education Minister Lord Nash said there were "deep concerns" about the way its schools were run. | In a letter to Park View chairman Tahir Alam, Education Minister Lord Nash said there were "deep concerns" about the way its schools were run. |
| The letter said: "I have decided under clause 5.6 of the supplementary funding agreement for the academy to give written notice of the Secretary of State's intention to terminate that agreement." | The letter said: "I have decided under clause 5.6 of the supplementary funding agreement for the academy to give written notice of the Secretary of State's intention to terminate that agreement." |
| Lord Nash criticised the trust for failing to promote "spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils". | Lord Nash criticised the trust for failing to promote "spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils". |
| "I am deeply mindful of the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations," he said. | "I am deeply mindful of the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations," he said. |
| The letter invited the trust to respond before 4 July. | The letter invited the trust to respond before 4 July. |
| A spokesman for Park View School said they would challenge the Ofsted report through the appropriate legal channels. | A spokesman for Park View School said they would challenge the Ofsted report through the appropriate legal channels. |
| They said terminating the funding agreement would mean the trust could be removed from the running of the three schools. | They said terminating the funding agreement would mean the trust could be removed from the running of the three schools. |
| "What happens to the schools after that would be the decision of the secretary of state, as they are already academy schools under the remit of [the] Department for Education," they said. | "What happens to the schools after that would be the decision of the secretary of state, as they are already academy schools under the remit of [the] Department for Education," they said. |
| In a similar letter to Dr Achmad da Costa, chair of Oldknow Academy Trust, Lord Nash said it was not meeting the requirements set out in its funding agreement. | In a similar letter to Dr Achmad da Costa, chair of Oldknow Academy Trust, Lord Nash said it was not meeting the requirements set out in its funding agreement. |
| "Therefore the Secretary of State is minded to terminate the funding agreement unless all the breaches are addressed promptly, in full, and to his satisfaction," it said. | "Therefore the Secretary of State is minded to terminate the funding agreement unless all the breaches are addressed promptly, in full, and to his satisfaction," it said. |
| Lord Nash set out a list of actions the trust must take before 4 July. | Lord Nash set out a list of actions the trust must take before 4 July. |
| These included ending "less favourable" treatment of non-Muslims, ceasing segregation of boys and girls, and drawing up a plan to ensure a more "broad and balanced" curriculum. | These included ending "less favourable" treatment of non-Muslims, ceasing segregation of boys and girls, and drawing up a plan to ensure a more "broad and balanced" curriculum. |
| Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw said "a culture of fear and intimidation has taken grip" in Birmingham schools, while a number of head teachers had reported an "organised campaign to target certain schools in order to impose a narrow, faith-based ideology". | Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw said "a culture of fear and intimidation has taken grip" in Birmingham schools, while a number of head teachers had reported an "organised campaign to target certain schools in order to impose a narrow, faith-based ideology". |
| The report into Park View School said the academy's work to keep students safe, including from extremism, was inadequate. | The report into Park View School said the academy's work to keep students safe, including from extremism, was inadequate. |
| It said external speakers had not been vetted properly and the school had allowed a guest with known extremist views to speak to students as part of Islamic-themed assemblies. | It said external speakers had not been vetted properly and the school had allowed a guest with known extremist views to speak to students as part of Islamic-themed assemblies. |
| 'Own agendas' | 'Own agendas' |
| Parents at the schools have criticised Ofsted's reports and accused inspectors of bias. | Parents at the schools have criticised Ofsted's reports and accused inspectors of bias. |
| Health professional Arshad Malik told the BBC the findings were "alien" to his child's experience at Park View. | Health professional Arshad Malik told the BBC the findings were "alien" to his child's experience at Park View. |
| "‎Inspectors came with loaded questions," he said. | "‎Inspectors came with loaded questions," he said. |
| "People are trying to use this school to push their own agendas." | "People are trying to use this school to push their own agendas." |
| He said parents would like to invite Education Secretary Michael Gove to the school for an open meeting about Ofsted's findings and to talk about what evidence was found to support them. | He said parents would like to invite Education Secretary Michael Gove to the school for an open meeting about Ofsted's findings and to talk about what evidence was found to support them. |
| Abdul Malik, whose grandson Imran attends Park View School, said he did not know why "people were against the school". | Abdul Malik, whose grandson Imran attends Park View School, said he did not know why "people were against the school". |
| He said: "This is a good school and its pupils are happy. | He said: "This is a good school and its pupils are happy. |
| "I don't think there was any truth to these allegations of extremism." | "I don't think there was any truth to these allegations of extremism." |
| Naeem Yousef, from Oldknow Academy's Parents' Association said he was considering legal action. | Naeem Yousef, from Oldknow Academy's Parents' Association said he was considering legal action. |
| "We want to prove allegations by Ofsted are wrong," he said. | "We want to prove allegations by Ofsted are wrong," he said. |