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| Wilshaw warns MPs of Trojan school extremism risk | Wilshaw warns MPs of Trojan school extremism risk |
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| Inspectors found pupils at the so-called Trojan Horse schools in Birmingham were "vulnerable to extremism", says Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw. | Inspectors found pupils at the so-called Trojan Horse schools in Birmingham were "vulnerable to extremism", says Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw. |
| Sir Michael was giving evidence to MPs on the education select committee. | Sir Michael was giving evidence to MPs on the education select committee. |
| He said inspectors had found governors had over-stepped their role and heads were "intimidated and undermined". | He said inspectors had found governors had over-stepped their role and heads were "intimidated and undermined". |
| Ofsted had carried out inspections in the wake of allegations of take-overs of schools by Muslim hardliners. | Ofsted had carried out inspections in the wake of allegations of take-overs of schools by Muslim hardliners. |
| Sir Michael was pressed by MPs for evidence of extremism and a conspiracy to infiltrate governing bodies in Birmingham. | Sir Michael was pressed by MPs for evidence of extremism and a conspiracy to infiltrate governing bodies in Birmingham. |
| 'Orchestrated' | 'Orchestrated' |
| He said head teachers had told Ofsted they believed there was an "orchestrated" plan and a deliberate "strategy". | He said head teachers had told Ofsted they believed there was an "orchestrated" plan and a deliberate "strategy". |
| "People had got together and decided which schools to target," said Sir Michael, describing what head teachers had told inspectors. | "People had got together and decided which schools to target," said Sir Michael, describing what head teachers had told inspectors. |
| He said that as an ex-head teacher he had been "distressed" by the bullying of staff by governors. | He said that as an ex-head teacher he had been "distressed" by the bullying of staff by governors. |
| There were staff who were so frightened that evidence had to be given to inspectors in a supermarket car park, he told MPs. | |
| Sir Michael highlighted concerns about how governors were trying to take on a managerial role in schools. | Sir Michael highlighted concerns about how governors were trying to take on a managerial role in schools. |
| "What we did see was governors going into the school and deciding they would move head teachers out of the school... to promote their own ideas," he said. | "What we did see was governors going into the school and deciding they would move head teachers out of the school... to promote their own ideas," he said. |
| MPs asked whether inspectors had found specific examples of extremism in the affected schools. | MPs asked whether inspectors had found specific examples of extremism in the affected schools. |
| Sir Michael said there was a culture which "made children vulnerable to extremism". He said that schools were too inward looking and did not show sufficient tolerance to other faiths. | |
| The Ofsted told MPs that there were also current concerns about the governance of schools in Bradford and Luton. | |
| There was a "big debate to be had" about the oversight and governance of schools, when there was an increasingly autonomous system, said Sir Michael. | |
| Sir Michael told MPs that all schools, including academies, should be part of a wider cluster - and that inspections in future might focus on groups of schools rather than focusing on individual institutions. |