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| Al-Madinah free school in Derby to stop secondary education | Al-Madinah free school in Derby to stop secondary education |
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| Secondary education at the troubled Al-Madinah free school in Derby will stop in the summer because of government concerns about the quality of teaching. | |
| A report from Ofsted in October found the Muslim faith school was in chaos, dysfunctional and inadequate and it was placed in special measures. | |
| The primary school will remain open, the Department for Education has said. | The primary school will remain open, the Department for Education has said. |
| The schools minister Lord Nash has written to the school trust chairman to confirm the secondary school closure. | The schools minister Lord Nash has written to the school trust chairman to confirm the secondary school closure. |
| It will close at the end of the summer term with support promised to help the 137 pupils find new schools. | It will close at the end of the summer term with support promised to help the 137 pupils find new schools. |
| 'Focus efforts' | 'Focus efforts' |
| In a letter to Barry Day, the school's newly appointed chairman, Lord Nash said he was concerned about the poor quality of secondary teaching. | In a letter to Barry Day, the school's newly appointed chairman, Lord Nash said he was concerned about the poor quality of secondary teaching. |
| He said: "It was not in the interests of parents and pupils at the secondary school to continue to fund provision which has failed them." | He said: "It was not in the interests of parents and pupils at the secondary school to continue to fund provision which has failed them." |
| A Department for Education spokesperson said in a statement: "The vast majority of free schools are performing well but where we have found failure we have acted swiftly and decisively. | A Department for Education spokesperson said in a statement: "The vast majority of free schools are performing well but where we have found failure we have acted swiftly and decisively. |
| "We have monitored Al-Madinah very closely since problems came to light last year. | "We have monitored Al-Madinah very closely since problems came to light last year. |
| "Based on the current situation we believe the new board - which began work last week - needs to focus efforts on the primary school in order to bring about the level of improvement required." | "Based on the current situation we believe the new board - which began work last week - needs to focus efforts on the primary school in order to bring about the level of improvement required." |
| Tristram Hunt MP, shadow education secretary, said the Al-Madinah school proved the government's policy was damaging education because of "unqualified teachers" and a "lack of oversight". | Tristram Hunt MP, shadow education secretary, said the Al-Madinah school proved the government's policy was damaging education because of "unqualified teachers" and a "lack of oversight". |
| Arshad Mohammed, who has a daughter in the secondary school, said he was not surprised. | Arshad Mohammed, who has a daughter in the secondary school, said he was not surprised. |
| He said: "With all the negative media attention that's been going on in the last year or so the numbers [of pupils] have dropped a little bit… they can't sustain the numbers so it's not financially viable to keep the school running." | He said: "With all the negative media attention that's been going on in the last year or so the numbers [of pupils] have dropped a little bit… they can't sustain the numbers so it's not financially viable to keep the school running." |