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| Al-Madinah free school in Derby labelled 'dysfunctional' by Ofsted | |
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| A Muslim free school has been damned by Ofsted inspectors, who have ranked it as inadequate in every category. | |
| An inspection at Derby's Al-Madinah school was brought forward after fears were raised over teaching standards. | |
| The leaked report says teachers there are inexperienced and have not been provided with proper training and that the school requires special measures. | |
| The school has said it is "fully committed" to doing what is in the best interests of pupils and the community. | The school has said it is "fully committed" to doing what is in the best interests of pupils and the community. |
| The inspection was due to take place by the end of the year but was prioritised following allegations that female teachers were obliged to wear hijabs and pupils were segregated. | |
| 'In chaos' | |
| The Department for Education had earlier warned the school faced closure unless discrimination against female staff and pupils stopped. | The Department for Education had earlier warned the school faced closure unless discrimination against female staff and pupils stopped. |
| The school has since written to pupils and staff telling them there is no requirement to cover their hair. | |
| Education Minister Lord Nash laid out 17 issues for the school to consider, which included proof that the school's curriculum was broad and balanced. | |
| The Ofsted report found that pupils were given the same work "regardless of their different abilities" and the governing body was "ineffective". | |
| The report said basic systems were not in place, describing the school as being "in chaos". | |
| Boys and girls had different lunch sittings but the report said this was due to the small size of the canteen. | |
| Special measures | |
| Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said the report exposed the government's free school programme as a "dangerous free-for-all". | |
| He said: "Pupils have been failed on every possible measure and parents will want to know how David Cameron and Michael Gove have allowed this to happen." | |
| He added: "Far from an isolated incident, the failings at this school reveal the systemic threat to education standards under this government. | |
| "David Cameron and Michael Gove can no longer ignore this issue - it is a crisis entirely of their own making." | |
| The report gives the school the lowest ranking - "inadequate" - in every area, prompting the chief inspector of schools Sir Michael Wilshaw to call for it to be placed in special measures. |