Question to the Department for Education:
To ask His Majesty's Government what lessons they learnt from the events that followed reports into allegations concerning Birmingham schools arising from the 'Trojan Horse' letter from 2014; and what steps they are taking to prevent any risk to schools elsewhere.
The government is clear that there is no place for extremism in our schools, and the department is committed to ensuring that children and young people are safe from both extremism and radicalisation.
Following the recommendations contained in Peter Clarke’s report into the allegations arising from the ‘Trojan Horse’ letter, the department took strong action, including:
The department keeps its work under regular review to ensure we continue to provide effective support to the sector to prevent extremism and intolerance from gaining a foothold in our schools.