Beschreibung:
In 2014 the 'Trojan Horse' affair, an alleged plot to 'Islamify' several state schools in Birmingham, caused a previously highly successful school to be vilified. Holmwood and O'Toole challenge the accepted narrative and show how it was used to justify an intrusive counter extremism agenda.
Introduction: A plot to Islamicise schools?
Part 1: Context
'British values' and community cohesion
Prevent: from hearts and minds to muscular liberalism
Community cohesion, schooling and Prevent
Religious education, collective worship and publicly funded education
Governance, school reform and change management
Part 2: The case
Introducing the case
Enter Ofsted
The Clarke and Kershaw Reports
The NCTL hearings and their collapse
Conclusion: Lessons from the Trojan Horse affair