.... David Cameron has ordered a "robust response" to the situation in Birmingham after investigations suggested some of the schools had attempted to fool inspectors by putting on "hastily arranged shows of cultural inclusivity", including in one case a religious education lesson on Christianity.
Education watchdog Ofsted could step up its use of unannounced visits as a result of the findings and will also maintain a regular presence in the Birmingham schools involved, reporting directly to the Prime Minister and Education Secretary Michael Gove, who has been at the centre of a political storm over his handling of the so-called Trojan Horse plot.
[A COMMENT] Religious instruction or whatever they call it these days should not be taught in schools, because it's not real, if you have a certain belief then take your child to church or to your temple or wherever your god might be, or failing that teach them at home, hopefully when they get a bit older they can make their own mind up.
[ANOTHER] Isn't it time we took religion out of British schools. My preference would be a total ban on religion in the UK. Religion is and has always has been the route of all the major problems in the world. [PA/Huffington Post UK] Read more
