‘Diet of Islam’ teachers banned

Two teachers who worked at a “Trojan Horse“-linked school where pupils were “fedona diet of Islam” have been banned from the classroom for life.

Inamulhaq Anwar, aged 34, and 41-year-old Akeel Ahmed had denied a central allegation they had agreed with others, on or before March of 2014, to the inclusion of “an undue amount of religious influence in pupils’ education”.

At the end of last year a professional standards panel handed both the former staff members at Park View Academy in Alum Rock, Birmingham, in- terim teaching bans after finding the allegation proven, while a final decision was awaited.

Yesterday the National College for Teaching and Leadership ( NCTL) announced Mr Anwar would serveanindefinitebanfora minimum period of six years.

His former colleague, Mr Ahmed will serve a ban with a minimum term of three years.

The decision means that neither man is allowed to teach in any school, sixth form college, youth accommodation or children’s home in England.

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

Bothmenhave28days to appeal against their bans to the High Court.

Last November an NCTL panelrecommendedteaching bans, after concluding pupils hadbeen “immersed in orthodox Islamic doctrine” through measures including the use of the school loudspeaker system to broadcast a daily call-toprayer to Park View’s pupils.

“Undue amount of religious influence in pupils’ education”