.... Ofsted also found evidence that the curriculum taught at the school was too narrow. Religious education “dealt only with Islam to the exclusion of any other religions”. A number of statutory subjects, including humanities, were not taught.
Leaflets entitled “Islam and Terrorism?”, the author of which was banned from the UK due to his extremist views, were also found on the school site.
Hussain, who also served as a teacher at Kingsbury School and College until he was suspended in November 2015, claimed that Bordesley was not officially a school and was therefore not subject to safeguarding rules.
But this claim was dismissed by the NCTL, which found evidence that there were more than five pupils in attendance, that the school provided at least 18 hours of teaching per week and that it was the sole place of education for its pupils. [Schools Week] Read more
