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Ignore Ofsted, says social mobility commissioner

Headteachers should ignore Ofsted and “put the blinkers on” about their advice, the chair of the Social Mobility Commission has said. Social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh told heads at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) that ...

12 Mar 2022 at 16:55

Governors misinformed before backing school’s ‘prayer ban’, High Court told

Governors at a north London school that imposed a “total ban on prayer rituals” backed the policy “on the basis of misinformation and errors”, the High Court has been told. Michaela Community School in Brent, previously dubbed Britain’s strictest, ...

17 Jan 2024 at 11:45

Education Secretary: Prayer policy ruling should give headteachers ‘confidence’

A High Court ruling that a school’s ban on prayer rituals is lawful should give “best-placed” headteachers “confidence” in making decisions for their pupils, the Education Secretary has said. The Michaela Community School in north London ...

16 Apr 2024 at 17:07

More than two in three leaders do not support collective worship law in schools

More than two in three senior leaders in state schools do not support a law which requires daily acts of collective worship in school, a survey suggests. The Government must recognise the “divisive and deeply unpopular nature” of the ...

14 May 2024 at 00:01

Reversing school’s ‘prayer ban’ exposes it to risk of threats, High Court told

Reversing a school’s “emergency” provoked decision to ban prayer rituals would again expose it to “an unacceptable risk of threats”, the High Court has been told. Michaela Community School in Brent, north London, argues allowing ...

17 Jan 2024 at 17:56

London school facing High Court challenge from Muslim pupil over ‘prayer ban’

A high-achieving north London school, previously dubbed Britain’s strictest, is facing a High Court challenge from a Muslim pupil over a decision to impose a “prayer ban”. The student, who cannot be named, alleges that the ...

16 Jan 2024 at 19:20

Timeline of events in how school prayer rituals ban led to High Court challenge

A Muslim student at a London school has lost a High Court challenge against its ban on prayer rituals. The student, who cannot be named, took legal action against Michaela Community School in Brent, believing the policy ...

16 Apr 2024 at 17:40

Shadow education secretary says Jess Phillips not racist amid headteacher row

Bridget Phillipson has said she does not believe her Labour frontbench colleague Jess Phillips is racist, amid a row with a high-profile headteacher. Ms Phillips was accused of “racist and bullying behaviour” by ...

02 Jul 2023 at 11:35

School prayer ban came amid backdrop of violence and intimidation – Headteacher

A school’s decision to introduce a “prayer ban” for its pupils came against a “backdrop of events including violence, intimidation and appalling racial harassment” of teachers, its founder has said. Michaela ...

17 Jan 2024 at 14:36

Bridget Phillipson ‘told high-profile headteacher to lower her tone’ in meeting

The Education Secretary asked a high-profile school leader to “lower her tone” and “allow her to finish her sentences”, according to government minutes of a meeting between the pair. Bridget Phillipson met ...

13 Feb 2025 at 15:24

Who is ‘Britain’s strictest headteacher’ Katharine Birbalsingh?

Katharine Birbalsingh, who has been commonly described as Britain’s strictest headteacher, is no stranger to controversy. Ms Birbalsingh, headteacher of Michaela Community School in Brent in north-west ...

16 Apr 2024 at 02:45

Ruling over prayer rituals ban ‘victory for all schools’, headteacher says

A ruling dismissing a Muslim student’s High Court challenge against a ban on prayer rituals at her school is a “victory” for all others, its headteacher has said. Michaela Community School in Brent, ...

16 Apr 2024 at 16:57

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