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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." | 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." |
| Analysis | |
| By Dominic Casciani, home affairs correspondent, BBC News | |
| The government has spent an incredible amount of energy over 20 years trying to both define extremism and create ways of combating it in one of the most diverse countries in the world. | |
| The previous Labour government's programme to prevent extremism was seen as laudable but with hindsight, most experts believe it failed to target the right people and alienated others. | |
| The coalition changed tack completely, slashing funding for Muslim groups it did not regard as British enough. | |
| It also promised last year to make sure that schools would be made to "support fundamental British values". | |
| So the debate underpinning the row over Birmingham's schools isn't new. But the next steps - the policy solutions being proposed from government - may become a defining moment in how the UK responds to the reality of being an increasingly multicultural society. | |
| How do you define Islamist extremism? | |
| Read more from Dominic | |
| 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" from September this year. | |
| These will sit alongside the requirements of the Equalities Act which also apply to all types of school. | |
| Since January 2013 schools, including academies and free schools, have been required to respect British values. | |
| Damaging autonomy | 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. | 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. | 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". | 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. | 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. | 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. | "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." | 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. | 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. | Ofsted says 12 schools will need to improve - and three have emerged with praise rather than criticism. |