Community leaders have warned that some Muslims could be effectively barred from becoming trustees or governors of new academies and free schools under rules introduced by the education secretary, Michael Gove, in response to the "Trojan horse" controversy.
The Department for Education has inserted new clauses into the model funding agreement for academies stipulating that its governors should demonstrate "fundamental British values", and giving the secretary of state powers to close schools if they do not comply.
[A COMMENT] Given that not accepting the imposition of a common set of values is itself a core British value this may a bit tough.
Far better to simply flush all religions out of the education system, from Quakerism and Buddhism to militant Islam and Christian fundamentalism. 959 votes
[ANOTHER] Sensible policy - good news. It is the minority that ruin it for the vast majority. 289 votes [The Guardian] Read more
