Inside the Trojan schools

Exclusive: pupils at six independent Muslim faith schools in east London may be vulnerable to extremist influences and radicalisation, an Ofsted inspection finds.

The education secretary, Nicky Morgan, says schools should not shy away from promoting British values to stop the spread of extremism, in the wake of a damning report on the Trojan Horse scandal.

A new study into the effects of the “Trojan horse” scandal in Birmingham finds 90 per cent of the city’s Muslims feel community cohesion has been damaged by the way the affair was handled.

Tahir Alam, from the Birmingham Park View Academy whose trust has been the focus of “Trojan horse” allegations, says Michael Gove had been “trigger-happy” to take action and had anti-Islamic views.

Parents and governors from schools rated “inadequate” by Ofsted in the “Trojan horse” investigation met this week to launch a new campaign. But star of the show was a five-year-old boy called Ben.

What message should imams give young British Muslims who want to travel to Syria for jihad? This was the debate at Birmingham Central Mosque by a group of scholars and counter-terrorism unit officers.

“Muslim values are British values” declared the posters around the hall as parents, teachers and governors gathered at a hall in Small Heath, Birmingham, to discuss their response to Ofsted’s report.

LBC’s Nick Ferrari tells Channel 4 News that “we have to have one prominent faith in the UK” – Christianity. Writer Myriam Francois-Cerrah argues that we should be promoting universal values instead.

The debate has cast a shadow over the education of hundreds of children. Now four Birmingham schools accused of falling prey to a hard-line Muslim takeover face the threat of losing funding.

How do children from the Birmingham schools at the centre of allegations of an Islamic extremist take-over feel about the controversy? And are they too young for anti-radicalisation measures?

A senior teacher connected to an alleged Muslim plot to take over a number of Birmingham schools tells Channel 4 News there was a campaign to employ more Muslim teachers – in order to raise standards.

Senior police figures criticise Michael Gove’s “desperately unfortunate” decision to appoint a former anti-terror chief to investigate an alleged Islamist plot to take over 25 schools in Birmingham.

Schools watchdog Ofsted investigates 25 Birmingham schools over claims they’re at the centre of an Islamist plot. Council leader Sir Albert Bore says the letter the claims are based on may be fake.

Home Affairs Correspondent Darshna Soni gains exclusive access to the Madani Federation in Leicester criticised for gender segregation in school.

A leaked government audit of the controversial Al-Madinah free school in Derby obtained by Channel 4 News reveals a number of governors may have had conflicts of interest.