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| Trojan Horse row: British values appeal overwhelming, says PM | Trojan Horse row: British values appeal overwhelming, says PM |
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| Plans for schools to promote "British values" are likely to have the "overwhelming support" of people in the UK, the prime minister has said. | Plans for schools to promote "British values" are likely to have the "overwhelming support" of people in the UK, the prime minister has said. |
| David Cameron said he hoped Education Secretary Michael Gove's proposals for England would be "inculcated into the curriculum in any school in Britain". | David Cameron said he hoped Education Secretary Michael Gove's proposals for England would be "inculcated into the curriculum in any school in Britain". |
| He was speaking amid concerns about an Islamist takeover in Birmingham schools - the so-called Trojan Horse claims. | He was speaking amid concerns about an Islamist takeover in Birmingham schools - the so-called Trojan Horse claims. |
| Mr Gove said he wanted democracy, mutual respect and tolerance taught. | Mr Gove said he wanted democracy, mutual respect and tolerance taught. |
| The government has asked Ofsted to introduce routine no-notice school inspections in England following the regulator's findings of an "organised campaign to target certain schools" in Birmingham. | The government has asked Ofsted to introduce routine no-notice school inspections in England following the regulator's findings of an "organised campaign to target certain schools" in Birmingham. |
| Speaking in Sweden after a mini-summit with other EU leaders, Mr Cameron said: "I would say freedom, tolerance, respect for the rule of law, belief in personal and social responsibility and respect for British institutions - those are the sorts of things that I would hope would be inculcated into the curriculum in any school in Britain whether it was a private school, state school, faith-based school, free school, academy or anything else." | Speaking in Sweden after a mini-summit with other EU leaders, Mr Cameron said: "I would say freedom, tolerance, respect for the rule of law, belief in personal and social responsibility and respect for British institutions - those are the sorts of things that I would hope would be inculcated into the curriculum in any school in Britain whether it was a private school, state school, faith-based school, free school, academy or anything else." |
| He added: "I think what Michael Gove has said is important and I think it will have the overwhelming support... of everyone in Britain including people that have come to settle in Britain and make their home in Britain." | |
| The Department for Education, which oversees education policy in England, says it wants to "create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values". | |
| These sit alongside the requirements of the Equalities Act which also apply to all types of school. | |
| Damaging autonomy | |
| Earlier, the DfE dismissed claims by the head of regulator Ofsted, Sir Michael Wilshaw, that Mr Gove blocked his plans in 2012 for routine no-notice school inspections in England, which are now expected to go ahead. | |
| Ofsted carried out inspections of 21 schools, following claims in an anonymous letter that hardline Muslims were trying to impose their views on a group of schools in Birmingham. | |
| When Sir Michael delivered his findings, he said "a culture of fear and intimidation has taken grip". | |
| The inspections also raised concerns about an exclusively Muslim culture in non-faith schools, and fears that children were not being encouraged to "develop tolerant attitudes towards other faiths". | |
| Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told BBC Radio 4's Today programme no-notice inspections had an important part to play in cases where the leadership of a school has changed suddenly. | |
| Mr Clegg said ministers might have to look more widely at what is taught in schools, including academies, which have a high degree of autonomy. | |
| "Maybe one of the things that we need to think about is how do we make sure that... a core curriculum, not a great sprawling one, is taught in all schools in our country regardless of the nameplate at the school gate," he said. | |
| The National Association of Head Teachers, said it would be opposed to no-notice inspections. | |
| NAHT general secretary Russell Hobby said: "Ofsted already has the powers to drop in unannounced if it has concerns. I'm not entirely sure what's achieved by this, other than damaging autonomy in the school system." | |
| The five Birmingham "Trojan Horse" schools - including three academies from the Park View Educational Trust - are being placed in special measures. A sixth school is also labelled inadequate for its poor educational standards. | |
| Ofsted says 12 schools will need to improve - and three have emerged with praise rather than criticism. |