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'Islamic assemblies' held at 'Trojan Horse' school 'without consultation' | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
Islamic assemblies were held without consultation at a Birmingham school involved in the "Trojan Horse" affair, a misconduct panel has heard. | Islamic assemblies were held without consultation at a Birmingham school involved in the "Trojan Horse" affair, a misconduct panel has heard. |
Razwan Faraz, former deputy head teacher at Nansen Primary, also, on one occasion, had girls sitting at the back and boys at the front, it was claimed. | |
Mr Faraz and four other senior staff deny unacceptable professional conduct. | Mr Faraz and four other senior staff deny unacceptable professional conduct. |
The school was investigated amid claims of a Muslim hardliners' plot to control several schools. | The school was investigated amid claims of a Muslim hardliners' plot to control several schools. |
The National College for Teaching and Leadership hearing, in Coventry, heard from former staff member Hilary Thompson, who resigned in May 2013 because of "ongoing exclusion, isolation, lies and bullying." | |
'Islamic prayer chanting' | 'Islamic prayer chanting' |
The hearing was told her resignation followed periods of absence for sickness and came after a leadership restructure at Park View Educational Trust. | The hearing was told her resignation followed periods of absence for sickness and came after a leadership restructure at Park View Educational Trust. |
The trust ran Park View Academy, Nansen Primary and Golden Hillock Primary. | The trust ran Park View Academy, Nansen Primary and Golden Hillock Primary. |
In her witness statement, Mrs Thompson said the Islamic assemblies were held without consultation with the head teacher at the time or parents. | |
On one occasion the children were segregated and appeared to be chanting "Islamic prayer". | |
Some of the assemblies, she said, were lead by Monzoor "Moz" Hussain, former head teacher at Park View Academy. | Some of the assemblies, she said, were lead by Monzoor "Moz" Hussain, former head teacher at Park View Academy. |
Some witnesses have been granted anonymity when giving evidence in the hearing. | |
A senior teacher at Park View, known as "Witness A", told the hearing she was aware of flyers being distributed saying things such as women should obey their husbands in marriage. | |
She said prefects were acting as monitors and reporting back to some teachers when boys and girls were getting too close. | |
Where dating was evident, some children were segregated and kept in silence. | |
The tribunal was also told that in her witness statement she told of hearing both pupils and staff use anti-Semitic language. | |
She said it went on unchallenged and "racist and homophobic comments were an on-going problem" at Park View Academy. | |
Staff before the tribunal are accused of unprofessional conduct, by agreeing to the inclusion of an undue amount of religious influence in the education of pupils along with. They are: | |
In a separate hearing, in Birmingham, teacher Johirul Islam had an accusation of bringing undue religious influence into lessons dismissed. | |
Another hearing, in Solihull, against Inamulhuq Anwar and Akeel Ahmed has finished. The panel has adjourned to consider its conclusion, which will be delivered at a later date. | Another hearing, in Solihull, against Inamulhuq Anwar and Akeel Ahmed has finished. The panel has adjourned to consider its conclusion, which will be delivered at a later date. |
Ten teachers in total face hearings. | Ten teachers in total face hearings. |
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