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| Al-Madinah free school: Governor Shazia Parveen resigns | Al-Madinah free school: Governor Shazia Parveen resigns |
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| The chair of governors of the under-fire Al-Madinah Muslim free school has announced she is stepping down. | |
| Ofsted inspectors had described the school in Derby as "dysfunctional" and rated it inadequate in every category. | Ofsted inspectors had described the school in Derby as "dysfunctional" and rated it inadequate in every category. |
| The inspection had been brought forward by the agency after fears were raised about teaching standards. | The inspection had been brought forward by the agency after fears were raised about teaching standards. |
| Shazia Parveen said she would step down at the "end of a period of transition" and acknowledged the weaknesses identified by Ofsted. | |
| In a statement, she said: "The future of our children starts now." | |
| The Ofsted report, published on 17 October, said the school required special measures and that the teachers were inexperienced and had not been provided with proper training. | |
| Al-Madinah Education Trust said it accepted the report and would use it to move forward. |