Countering Extremism in British Schools?: The Truth about the Birmingham Trojan Horse Affair

ISBN-13: 9781447344131 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 296 str.

John Holmwood

Opis

In 2014 the `Trojan Horse' affair, an alleged plot to `Islamify' several state schools in Birmingham, caused a previously highly successful school to be vilified. Holmwood and O'Toole challenge the accepted narrative and show how it was used to justify an intrusive counter extremism agenda.

Spis treści

Introduction: A plot to Islamicise schools? Part 1: Context ‘British values’ and community cohesion Prevent: from hearts and minds to muscular liberalism Community cohesion, schooling and Prevent Religious education, collective worship and publicly funded education Governance, school reform and change management Part 2: The case Introducing the case Enter Ofsted The Clarke and Kershaw Reports The NCTL hearings and their collapse Conclusion: Lessons from the Trojan Horse affair