A school is breaking the law by keeping boys and girls apart, education watchdogs have said.
An Ofsted inspection found that Rochdale Islamic Academy ‘segregates pupils by sex for the whole of their education and at social times’ - contrary to the 2010 Equality Act.
A report says it amounts to ‘discrimination by sex’ and is having a harmful effect on students.
“Pupils do not have the choice to socialise or work with pupils of the opposite sex," the report reads.
"This is detrimental to their education and social development.
“Boys and girls also follow a different curriculum. Their choice of subjects is limited by their sex.
"For example, boys spend less time learning secular subjects than girls because they spend every morning taking part in Islamic studies.” [Manchester Evening News] Read more
