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 ...

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 ...

Parveen Akhtar has received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council and the British Academy. A much-anticipated review into “integration and opportunity” in some of Britain’s “most ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Michael Gove has announced that the government will require all 20,000 primary and secondary schools to “promote British values”. The decision follows a watershed series of inspectorate reports into ...

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”.

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 ...

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 ...

Schools in England which discriminate against girls or fail to challenge religious prejudice or homophobia will face action under plans to promote British values. A Department for Education ...