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| Trojan Horse schools 'making progress', Ofsted reports | Trojan Horse schools 'making progress', Ofsted reports |
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| Progress is being made at two Birmingham schools placed in special measures as a result of the so-called "Trojan Horse" affair, Ofsted has said. | Progress is being made at two Birmingham schools placed in special measures as a result of the so-called "Trojan Horse" affair, Ofsted has said. |
| Saltley School and Nansen Primary School are "making reasonable progress" according to the education watchdog. | Saltley School and Nansen Primary School are "making reasonable progress" according to the education watchdog. |
| As a result of allegations about a hard-line Islamist takeover, 21 schools in Birmingham were investigated and five were placed into special measures. | As a result of allegations about a hard-line Islamist takeover, 21 schools in Birmingham were investigated and five were placed into special measures. |
| Ofsted has published findings from its latest inspections, made in November. | Ofsted has published findings from its latest inspections, made in November. |
| Nansen Primary School, run by the Park View Educational Trust, was previously rated inadequate for safety of pupils and leadership, while pupils' achievement and quality of teaching was labelled "requires improvement". | Nansen Primary School, run by the Park View Educational Trust, was previously rated inadequate for safety of pupils and leadership, while pupils' achievement and quality of teaching was labelled "requires improvement". |
| Saltley School was previously rated inadequate in all categories. | Saltley School was previously rated inadequate in all categories. |
| In the latest report, inspectors said Saltley School students' inadequate achievement was not yet not substantially improving and the latest GCSE results were significantly below the previous year's. | |
| The report said: "Students currently in the school are also significantly underachieving in every year group, and particularly so in mathematics." | |
| However, the inspector praised the school's reorganised learning groups and extra lessons, including Saturday classes and noted "some improvements to teaching", despite "too many weaknesses in the quality of teaching over time". | |
| At Nansen Primary School inspectors reported "steady" improvement in teaching and pupils' behaviour and said "leadership has considerably strengthened". | |
| The report said the interim head teacher had concerns about some of the teaching and management staff and was beginning a consultation ahead of proposed staffing changes. | |
| The schools have not yet commented on the findings. | The schools have not yet commented on the findings. |