A teacher at the centre of protests over what children learn about relationships has called on the education secretary to make it “crystal clear” that schools are only trying to follow the law.
Sarah Hewitt-Clarkson, the head of Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham which is rated “good” by Ofsted, says she feels intimidated and upset after protesters outside her school last week chanted “Hewitt-Clarkson, go, go, go” and “Hewitt-Clarkson is a liar”. The school, where most of the pupils are Muslim, called the police.
“It was very intimidating for my staff, parents and the children,” said Hewitt-Clarkson. “Children were crying.”
She added that it reminded her of the Trojan Horse scandal in 2014 when her school was one of a number inspected after claims that Muslims were trying to influence what was taught in secular state schools. [The Times (£)] Read more
