The case reported yesterday on Wembley Matters continues today. Katharine Birbalsingh has issued the statement below:
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The stupid side of multi-culturalism and it is shocking that a borough such as Brent continues to implement a diversity-blind approach in education and other sectors. As has been suggested by many including Martin Francis, a neutral spiritual and reflection room would be of benefit to all and would avoid such unnecessary marginalisation of a significant population of children in Brent schools. At a deeper level, the inequalities that exist in our borough continue to be rampant and a regimental school where creativity and diversity is suppressed is not the answer.
ReplyDeleteThey dont need to pray to sky fairies during the school day. Give children some space from indoctrination like they benefit from in France.
DeleteReligion is secondary to school. If you do not like it, go to a religious school. This school is achieving top results in a deprived community. Support it.
ReplyDeleteI have never been keen on the Michaela school nor the rants we often hear from Katherine Birbalsingh (nor for her mate Cruellava Braverman). However, I have to confess to supporting the line "I will never seperate children according to race and religion".
ReplyDeleteThis is the Brent Agreed Religious Education Syllabus advised and agreed by a range of religious and non-religous leaders as well as specialist teachers from secondary schools (inluding academies(, primary schools and early years. It is not about prayer facilities as such but demonstrates the ethos encouraged in our schools. Dated October 2023 https://legacy.brent.gov.uk/media/16420814/brent-agreed-syllabus-2023.pdf
ReplyDeleteIt’s a Free school
DeleteMessage to parents from Michaela's self-appointed Head:
ReplyDelete"If you want your children to be able to practice their faith, don't send them them to MY school!"
School is for education, not indoctrination. Keep religion out of school, except if teaching about different belief systems.
ReplyDeleteIn the paper today: “ The school’s actions were based on teachers’ conversations with pupils over certain incidents, such as hearing about a Muslim girl who had dropped out of the school choir because she was told it was “haram”, or forbidden, he added.
ReplyDelete“A number of children had been told that they were “bad Muslims” for not praying and had begun to pray,” Mr Coppel said in his written arguments”.
Is that the diversity you want in schools Humera? An authoritarian restriction upon the liberties of muslim children, due to the more religious ones?
You want to pray in school…..then go to a faith school & NOT to a state school.
ReplyDeleteWas there a bomb scare or brick through window or teacher's racially harrased when Macbeth stayed on the syllabus or when eggs remained on the menu?
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