Nearly 50 unregulated schools set up by extremists are being investigated for being anti-British, it has been claimed.
Education authorities are looking into allegations that these schools impart teachings that go against British values.
Many of these schools were set up by a teacher embroiled in the Trojan Horse scandal that saw radical Muslims infiltrating school governing bodies in Birmingham, it was alleged.
Based around the UK – including Luton, Birmingham, and London, these schools manage to scape prying eyes by operating outside the traditional education system, it was claimed.
Many of the students have been pulled out of the mainstream education system, which is overseen by the schools’ watchdog, Ofsted, and the Department for Education (DfE), and are being home schooled without proper regulation or oversight.
Children of Somali, Bengali and Pakistani origins are thought to be at risk of being radicalised in their own homes, it was reported. [The Telegraph] Read more
