19 February 2016

Trojan Horse scandal: Teachers banned indefinitely

Two teachers who worked at the school at the centre of the "Trojan Horse" scandal have been banned from the classroom for life.

Inamulhaq Anwar, 34, and Akeel Ahmed, 41, had denied stepping up religious influence in education at Park View Academy in Alum Rock, Birmingham.

A professional standards panel handed the men interim teaching bans in 2015.

Mr Anwar and Mr Ahmed can apply to have their new bans set aside but only after minimum terms have elapsed.

The men had denied a central allegation they had agreed with others to the inclusion of "an undue amount of religious influence in pupils' education".

The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) said Mr Anwar would serve an indefinite ban for a minimum period of six years. [BBC] Read more