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| 'Trojan Horse' board of trustees resign | |
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| The board of trustees at the centre of the alleged "Trojan Horse" Muslim takeover plot has resigned. | |
| Park View Educational Trust chairman Tahir Alam said the decision had been made in the interests of children. | |
| The trust has been in the spotlight since the emergence of an alleged plot by Islamic extremists to extend their influence in schools. | |
| It ran Parkview Academy, Nansen Primary and Golden Hillock Schools in Birmingham. | |
| 'Vicious' attack | |
| Mr Alam said he and his colleagues were "proud" of the work they had done to "turn failing East Birmingham schools around". | |
| But he said a "co-ordinated and vicious" attack by former Education Secretary Michael Gove and the Department for Education had left the board with no choice but to step down. | |
| "We have no regrets, nor do we make any apologies for being part of a dedicated team of professionals who have substantially raised standards," he said. | |
| Mr Alam blamed Michael Gove as "the driving force" behind Park View school being put into special measures and said his "profound mistrust of Islam is a matter of public record". | |
| He said Mr Gove's "demotion today provides us with some reassurance that the Prime Minister has finally acknowledged the profound damage that has been caused by his divisive approach". | |
| Mr Alam said in four months "the proud reputation of Park View School" had been brought "to the point of destruction". |