Amanda Spielman said inspectors often see an 'oddly piecemeal approach' around helping pupils learn the values of democracy and civil society. In some cases it is reduced to examining the cliche of ...

There has recently been a lot of talk about 'British values' from some senior British politicians and how British Muslims must embrace them. Whenever politicians and others speak of the need to instil ...

The Open University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. The Trojan Horse affair in Birmingham schools last year has left an indelible mark on the education system and the ...

Amanda Spielman, head of Ofsted, claims British values are being “actively perverted” by religious extremists. In a recent speech, she suggests extremists are using schools to: Narrow young people’s ...

Matt Cole does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

A mere week after the Trojan Horse Ofsted reports, following weeks of speculation still enduring and now spreading to other areas, with Peter Clarke’s investigation into the plot ongoing and his ...

What precisely are the “British values” that Robert Shrimsley quotes a minister as saying are at the centre of Britain’s future trading relationships (Comment, October 19)? In the minister’s mind ...

British PM David Cameron delivered a speech outlining values that need to be taught in British schools [AP] We in Europe have a long history of defining ourselves in opposition to the great “other”.

In light of the debunked Trojan Horse investigation of an alleged "Islamist plot" to take over Birmingham state schools, the passing of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act in February, and the ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday that Britain "fiercely" protects free speech, but when it was used to incite real harm to children and vulnerable people there was a limit.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. From Mr Vladimir Gorelov. Sir, I am saddened by the drive to teach British values in schools in the context of ...