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| Muslim boarding school rated 'good' by Ofsted threatens to expel pupils for mixing with 'outsiders' | Muslim boarding school rated 'good' by Ofsted threatens to expel pupils for mixing with 'outsiders' |
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| A Muslim boarding school that threatens to expel students for mixing with "outsiders" has been rated "good" by Ofsted. | |
| In its most recent report, the education watchdog praised the Institute of Islamic Education in Dewsbury for preparing its pupils for the changing needs of British Muslims. | In its most recent report, the education watchdog praised the Institute of Islamic Education in Dewsbury for preparing its pupils for the changing needs of British Muslims. |
| But according to documents handed to parents, seen by Sky News, pupils are forbidden from "socialising with outsiders" and face "expulsion if there is no improvement after cautioning". | But according to documents handed to parents, seen by Sky News, pupils are forbidden from "socialising with outsiders" and face "expulsion if there is no improvement after cautioning". |
| The school also provided a Pupil and Parent Handbook which contained a Sharia law section warning that having portable televisions or cameras is forbidden. | The school also provided a Pupil and Parent Handbook which contained a Sharia law section warning that having portable televisions or cameras is forbidden. |
| The Institute is housed in Dewsbury’s Markazi Mosque compound and is run by the strict Tablighi Jamaat sect. | The Institute is housed in Dewsbury’s Markazi Mosque compound and is run by the strict Tablighi Jamaat sect. |
| A mosque elder, Shabbir Daji, told Sky News the school "works for unity" but would not discuss the restrictions saying the school had a policy of "keeping away from the media". | A mosque elder, Shabbir Daji, told Sky News the school "works for unity" but would not discuss the restrictions saying the school had a policy of "keeping away from the media". |
| In a statement, Ofsted said independent schools were not assessed on their teaching of "British Values" when the school was last inspected. | In a statement, Ofsted said independent schools were not assessed on their teaching of "British Values" when the school was last inspected. |
| New tougher rules to combat extremism were introduced by Ofsted in April 2015 in the wake of the Trojan Horse scandal where a group of hardline Muslims were alleged to have plotted to take control of certain Birmingham schools. | New tougher rules to combat extremism were introduced by Ofsted in April 2015 in the wake of the Trojan Horse scandal where a group of hardline Muslims were alleged to have plotted to take control of certain Birmingham schools. |
| An Ofsted spokesperson said: “We were last asked to inspect this school in 2011. By law Ofsted can only inspect independent schools at the request of the Department for Education. | An Ofsted spokesperson said: “We were last asked to inspect this school in 2011. By law Ofsted can only inspect independent schools at the request of the Department for Education. |
| “Inspectors check that they comply with Department for Education standards for independent schools. In 2011, British values were not a part of the inspection framework. However, in April 2014 Ofsted introduced a new, tougher inspection framework in response to more demanding independent school standards, which include an emphasis on fundamental British values.” | “Inspectors check that they comply with Department for Education standards for independent schools. In 2011, British values were not a part of the inspection framework. However, in April 2014 Ofsted introduced a new, tougher inspection framework in response to more demanding independent school standards, which include an emphasis on fundamental British values.” |