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Ofsted’s top marks for Islamic school
Topic Started: Dec 7 2010, 10:37 AM (96 Views)
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Ofsted’s top marks for Islamic school

PUPILS at an independent Bolton Islamic school have been given top marks by a Government education watchdog.

Ofsted inspectors say education at the private Madrasatul Imam Muhammad Zakariya School is “outstanding”

and girls at the school will go on to make a positive contribution in both the British and Muslim communities.

The report said: “The curriculum, teaching and assessment, the provision for students’ spiritual, moral social and cultural development and students’ behaviour are outstanding.”

Inspectors stated the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils at the school is a “strong feature underpinning the school’s success”.

And they praised the way the school links and balances the Islamic curriculum, which is taught during the first half of the day, with secular curriculum stating it “meets students’ needs particularly well”.

Pupils were praised for developing their understanding of other cultures and faiths and the school for promoting tolerance and “co-operative attitudes”.

The report said: “Students are clear that their duty of care for their neighbour is rooted in Islam.

“The curriculum develops their confidence and enables them to have the maturity to contribute effectively as future citizens in both the wider British and Muslim communities.”

The school in Keswick Street, Astley Bridge, opened in 2000 and has 123 girls, aged 11 to 19, on its role.

Teaching was described as “outstanding”

and girls achieve average results by year 11.

Ofsted inspectors highlighted personal, social and health education, and citizenship classes as being a strength of the curriculum.

Inspectors said the school must provide an outside area for students to play in and could improve further by teaching the girls more about the world of work.

Headteacher Amena Sader said: “I am delighted with the Ofsted judgement on the school.

“We have maintained our outstanding status overall and have been categorised as outstanding across six of the seven Ofsted categories.

“Importantly, the Ofsted report recognises not only the quality of the teaching and learning at the school but also the fact the curriculum prepares our young girls for full participation in society once they leave school.

“I would like to thank all the staff and the pupils at the school.

“We operate on a very modest income and it is the dedication and commitment of our staff and the discipline and enthusiasm of our pupils that allows the school to achieve so well as judged by Ofsted.”

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http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/8723061.Ofsted___s_top_marks_for_Islamic_school/
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Judging by what I have learned about the criteria, and inspectors used by ofsted for islamic schools, I wouldn't put too much wieght behind this.

Why would they need an outdoor area when they being trained to produce a baby a year and stay indoors for the fifteen years after they leave school (some possibly before that even) ?
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I seem to remember Ofsted giving glowing reports to schools that taught that Jews were pigs and monkeys. Maybe the ofsted inspector is http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-407795/Muslim-teacher-carol-concert-tirade-Ofsted-inspector.html
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It would be nice to have this school assessed as second time by an independent group, not Offsted. Given that Offsted have proved at best poor in the past when it comes to Islamic schools they cannot be trusted.

If the school is as good as they say they are they should welcome a 2nd inspection.

I for one have serious and grave concerns about the findings in the Ofstead report.
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"The balance of islamic and secular curriculum meets students needs particularly well."
great double speak - anyone know what that means in english pls?

i imagine it means it doesnt really meet their needs as much as ofsted really thinks it shld but is too scared to say so

in particular page 4 of ofsted's report (available here http://anonym.to?http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/download/(id)/127589/(as)/133285_361399.pdf) notes:
"This inspection did not look in depth at the Islamic curriculum."

which just kinda confirms they dont really know whether the balance of islamic & secular curricula meets the students needs at all - since they never bothered to check

the best line is “Students are clear that their duty of care for their neighbour is rooted in Islam."

but if islam koran teaches muslims shld only view their mulsim brothers as their neighbors, not infidels, it suggests the islamic part of the curriculum may be teaching them differently to how the secular curriculm might teach this. i wonder which view of 'neighbourly relations' the school really is teaching? but once again, since ofsted didnt view the islamic part of the curriculm in detail it wldnt know would it?

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