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Parents voice support for reopened Muslim free school
Parents have thrown their support behind a Muslim school that closed for three days last week over health and safety issues. This is from the Derby Telegraph… Al-Madinah School, in Derby, reopened...
View ArticleMuslim free school in spotlight over £95,000 payments
Britain’s first Muslim free school – Al-Madinah in Derby – paid almost £95,000 to an organisation that employs relatives of some of its governors, The Sunday Times has learnt… The sum is understood to...
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Al-Madinah Muslim free school changes headscarf rule
The Al-Madinah Muslim free school in Derby has said it will support female staff who do not want to wear head coverings. This is from the BBC… It follows a letter warning the Al-Madinah School it faced...
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Free schools are dangerous ideological experiment, says Tristram Hunt
The new shadow education secretary tells Michael Gove free schools are out of control after the row over the al-Madinah school in Derby. This is from the Guardian… A new generation of free schools...
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Leaked report shows Al-Madinah free school to be damned by Ofsted inspectors...
The leaked Ofsted report declares that the Al-Madinah Islamic school in Derby is “in chaos” and has “not been adequately monitored or supported”. The report says teachers at the faith school are...
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Al-Madinah school head ‘left over threats against his family’
In a BBC interview, the former head of a Derby free school rated as inadequate has said he left after threats were made against his family… Andrew Cutts-McKay helped set up the Muslim ethos Al-Madinah,...
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Give Muslim free school more time, plead parents
According to the Derby Telegraph, a new parents’ group set up to support Derby’s failing Muslim free school is to petition the Government for time to turn the school around… The Parents and Friends of...
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Al-Madinah free school: Department for Education to meet governors
The BBC is reporting that governors from the troubled Al-Madinah free school in Derby are to meet Department for Education (DfE) officials… Shazia Parveen, who is stepping down as chairwoman of...
View ArticleDerby’s Al-Madinah school still no better, says second damning report
The Derby Telegraph is reporting that a second damning report on Derby’s failing Muslim free school has been published and says that no progress has been made in the past few weeks since it was placed...
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Trust still advising Al-Madinah school
The Derby Telegraph is reporting that staff from a successful foundation trust are still visiting a failing Derby free school to offer help and advice… The Government asked the Greenwood Dale...
View ArticleAl-Madinah School in Derby: Lord Nash’s letter to the trustees
The Derby Telegraph, which has been at the forefront of reporting into the issues and developments at the Al-Medinah School in Derby, has published the letter from schools minister Lord Nash to Barry...
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Derby’s Al-Madinah School parents protest to Government over secondary closure
The Derby Telegraph is reporting that parents of pupils at the failing Al-Madinah School have written to the Government demanding to know why the decision was taken to close its secondary section… They...
View ArticleCity school offices targeted by safe-smashing raiders
The Derby Telegraph is reporting that burglars have targeted safes in the offices of eight Derby schools, smashing them open and stealing cash… Police say the offenders have either cut holes in windows...
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DfE says intervention proved correct on Al-Madinah School after “encouraging”...
The Derby Telegraph is reporting that the DfE has said an “encouraging” report on Derby’s Al-Madinah School has justified its “right to intervene”… A statement was issued by the Government hours after...
View ArticleDerby’s first Sikh school set to open on time on temporary site
The Derby Telegraph is reporting that the city’s first Sikh school – Akaal Primary School – is still on course to open in September despite difficulties in obtaining a site… The Department for...
View ArticleEleven more strike days announced at Derbyshire school
The Derby Telegraph is reporting that eleven further days of strike action are planned at a Derbyshire school before the end of the year.… Read the rest
View ArticleSchool relaxes its dress code and allows pupils to wear slippers
The Daily Mail is reporting that in response to recent research from Bournemouth University, a school has decided to relax their dress code.… Read the rest
View ArticleSchools in Derby a serious concern, says Ofsted
The BBC reports that school inspectors have raised serious concerns about educational standards in Derby.… Read the rest
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