Ofsted has criticised a school that failed to prove its head teacher was being kept away from the classroom after she was temporarily banned from teaching.
Experts say the report into the Birmingham Muslim School highlights a concerning loophole in regulations that allow banned teachers to continue working in schools under supervision.
Janet Laws was given an interim prohibition order in February while her conduct was investigated, amid concerns that she might promote “views that undermine fundamental British values”, according to the report published on September 13. However, the school was unable to show that Laws, also known as Aisha Abdrabba, was properly supervised and kept away from teaching during the inspection in July. [Schools Week] Read more
