Showing posts with label muslim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label muslim. Show all posts
Monday, 24 February 2014
Academy publishes response to claims it discriminates against non-muslim staff
On the question of discrimination against non-muslim members Park View Academy's response said: 'Park View strictly complies with its recruitment policy which is fully compliant with legal requirements and is observant of fairness and meritocracy in process and practice.
This was a response to a story in the Daily Mail and the Sunday Times
Saturday, 18 January 2014
Muslim free school for girls to be built in Coventry
UPDATE: April 9 2014 from the Coventry Telegraph mentions Hamid Patel, chief executive of the Yorkshire-based Tauheedul Free Schools Trust, said: 'The hospital site offered better value for money and as the site is already in the public sector it made good sense to consider that.'
Tuesday, 7 January 2014
Muslim school that failed free school application is now fee paying
From the Stoke Sentinel: http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/North-Road-Academy-s-journey-success/story-20403935-detail/story.html
"The original plan was to open it as a state-funded free school, but this failed to win Government backing due to refurbishment costs. The owners – who bought the site off the council – funded work themselves and have transformed the old classrooms. The primary is funded through the £2,000-a-year fees charged to parents, with some pupils qualifying for sponsored places."
North Road Academy, Head: Naeem Bashir
The Sentinel also said: "A separate bid by community leaders in Longton and Normacot to create a Muslim free school for 11 to 16-year-olds was recently turned down. It could have opened on the old Edensor Technology College site."
"The original plan was to open it as a state-funded free school, but this failed to win Government backing due to refurbishment costs. The owners – who bought the site off the council – funded work themselves and have transformed the old classrooms. The primary is funded through the £2,000-a-year fees charged to parents, with some pupils qualifying for sponsored places."
North Road Academy, Head: Naeem Bashir
The Sentinel also said: "A separate bid by community leaders in Longton and Normacot to create a Muslim free school for 11 to 16-year-olds was recently turned down. It could have opened on the old Edensor Technology College site."
Monday, 28 October 2013
Al-Madinah Islamic free school closed down
BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24360100
A Muslim free school accused of imposing strict Islamic practices, such as segregated classrooms, has closed following an inspection by Ofsted. The BBC understands Ofsted's findings were so damning that the acting head of Al-Madinah, in Derby, had little choice but to shut it down immediately.
Interim principal Stuart Wilson said: "Owing to a health and safety issue, I have taken the decision to close the school... until I am confident that all children are safe on site.
Newspaper reports had alleged that girls were forced to sit at the back of the classroom and unnamed female staff members had claimed they were forced to conform to a strict dress code including wearing a head scarf or hijab - whether or not they were Muslim.
A Muslim free school accused of imposing strict Islamic practices, such as segregated classrooms, has closed following an inspection by Ofsted. The BBC understands Ofsted's findings were so damning that the acting head of Al-Madinah, in Derby, had little choice but to shut it down immediately.
Interim principal Stuart Wilson said: "Owing to a health and safety issue, I have taken the decision to close the school... until I am confident that all children are safe on site.
Newspaper reports had alleged that girls were forced to sit at the back of the classroom and unnamed female staff members had claimed they were forced to conform to a strict dress code including wearing a head scarf or hijab - whether or not they were Muslim.
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