Michael Gove has just delivered a statement in the House of Commons about Ofsted’s investigation into allegations of extremism in schools in Birmingham, and is now answering questions from MPs.
Park View, Golden Hillock and Nansen form part of the Park View Educational Trust, which has been widely scrutinised in the press. Saltley is run by Birmingham City Council, while Oldknow is an academy in its own right.
Read alongside the letter from Sir Michael Wilshaw, the head of Ofsted, who reports a “culture of fear and intimidation” and claims of “an organised campaign to target certain schools in Birmingham”, it’s a deeply troubling picture.