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Trojan Horse: Council findings to be released Trojan Horse report finds 'aggressive Islamist ethos' in schools.
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An inquiry into 25 schools in Birmingham investigated over the alleged "Trojan Horse" plot is due to publish its findings later. A leaked report into the so-called "Trojan Horse" plot has found evidence there was an agenda to introduce "an intolerant and aggressive Islamist ethos" into some Birmingham schools.
Sir Ian Kershaw's report was ordered by Birmingham City Council after claims some Muslim groups were attempting to take control of a number of schools. The report, revealed in The Guardian, was ordered by the government after claims some Muslim groups were trying to take control in some schools.
It is understood to have found no evidence of a conspiracy. The Department for Education has said it will not comment on the leaks.
However, the Guardian claims a leaked draft of a government-commissioned report made for "damning" reading. Birmingham City council is releasing its own report later on Friday.
The newspaper alleges the document, written by Peter Clarke - former head of the Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism unit - found evidence of a "co-ordinated, deliberate and sustained action to introduce an intolerant and aggressive Islamist ethos into some schools in the city". 'Very serious'
According to the Guardian, Mr Clarke unearthed a "sustained and co-ordinated agenda to impose upon children in a number of Birmingham schools the segregationist attitudes and practices of a hardline and politicised strain of Sunni Islam". The government's report was compiled by retired senior police officer Peter Clarke, the former head of the Met Police's counter-terrorism unit. It is due to be published next week.
The Clarke report, which was requested by former Education Secretary Michael Gove, is due to be published next week. It says he found evidence of "sustained and co-ordinated agenda to impose upon children in a number of Birmingham schools the segregationist attitudes and practices of a hardline and politicised strain of Sunni Islam".
The Department for Education said it would not comment on leaks. He also found evidence of a "co-ordinated, deliberate and sustained action to introduce an intolerant and aggressive Islamist ethos into some schools in the city".
"The allegations made in relation to some schools in Birmingham are very serious and we are investigating all evidence put to us in conjunction with Ofsted and Birmingham City Council," a spokesman said. The agenda would have confined "schoolchildren within an intolerant, inward-looking monoculture that would severely inhibit their participation in the life of modern Britain," the leaked report says.
"Retired senior police officer Peter Clarke has been asked by the Department for Education to make a full inquiry into Birmingham schools and the background behind many of the broader allegations in the Trojan Horse letter. A spokesman for the DfE said: "The allegations made in relation to some schools in Birmingham are very serious and we are investigating all evidence put to us in conjunction with Ofsted and Birmingham City Council."
"He will report back shortly and it is absolutely vital this investigation is carried out impartially, without pre-judgment." He said Mr Clarke would be reporting back shortly and it was vital the inquiry was carried out impartially and without pre-judgement.
The city council will release details of its findings on Friday. When Mr Clarke's appointment was announced, West Midlands Police criticised the decision.
It is understood that while it is critical of the governance of a number of schools in the east of the city, it found no evidence of violent extremism, radicalisation or an anti-British agenda being promoted. Chief Constable Chris Sims said Mr Clarke had "many qualities" but people would "inevitably draw unwarranted conclusions from his former role".
The city council's report, carried out by former head teacher Sir Ian Kershaw, is understood to be critical of the governance of a number of schools in the city but found no evidence of violent extremism, radicalisation or an anti-British agenda being promoted.
The council itself is thought to come in for criticism in the report for its failure to monitor and intervene at the schools involved.The council itself is thought to come in for criticism in the report for its failure to monitor and intervene at the schools involved.
Last month, Ofsted and the Education Funding Agency published their reports and five schools were placed in special measures as a result.Last month, Ofsted and the Education Funding Agency published their reports and five schools were placed in special measures as a result.
The schools involved have always denied any wrongdoing.The schools involved have always denied any wrongdoing.
On Tuesday, the board of trustees resigned at Park View Education Trust, which has been at the centre of claims, stating they had been the victims of a "co-ordinated and vicious" attack.On Tuesday, the board of trustees resigned at Park View Education Trust, which has been at the centre of claims, stating they had been the victims of a "co-ordinated and vicious" attack.
The trust has been the focus of allegations made in the anonymous Trojan Horse letter - now widely held to be a hoax - alleging the existence of a clique of hardline Muslims attempting to seize control of Birmingham schools.