Case Study Of Al-Madinah

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Al-Madinah was a mixed gendered, free school in Derby for children aged 4-16 years that hit the news headlines because the staff, Ofsted and The Department Of Education (DOE) failed the students resulting in the school being shut down.
The free school scandal became a public interest due to the scale of the case all of the students, staff and parents were effected. Due to the vast amounts of complaints made by the parents the school was inspected by Ofsted (The Office for Standard in Education, children services and skills. Ofsted inspected the school and deemed it inadequate, failing to give an acceptable standard of education. Although the school created strong relationships with students and their parents, the students who ‘seemed happy’ …show more content…

Stuart Wilson the school’s principal spoke to BBC Radio Derby in an attempt to cover up the scandal by giving a false representation of the running of the school. He refused to admit issues. An inspection was brought forward which supports that there were a number of problems. Signs such as when the Chairman of Governors stepped down showing that things were not as they seemed and he did not wish to be held accountable. Managers failed to intervene and even took part in some of the on goings in the school, especially regarding the change in the Ofsted report from exceptional to …show more content…

More free schools are set to open but Michael Grove stated that ‘there will be more scandals and trouble ahead’.
Legislations such as The Education Act 2011, The Education and Inspections Act 2006, The Academies Act 2010 have all been put into place to ensure every child has the best possible start in their educational journey, providing them with the knowledge and life skills they will need to function effectively within society in later life.
Al-Madinah breached health and safety proceedings as there was a lack of CRB checking within staff, discrimination and sexism as girls were made to wear vails and sit at the back of their classes, students of all abilities shared the same curriculum. Everyone who works in education has a duty of care the staff, regardless of their position within the school didn’t carry out their roles and responsibilities effectively, failing to take into account that they had become vulnerable and were at risk as well as the children.
This would be less likely to occur in the private sector due to the personalisation of private schooling, how private schools are funded and the strict rules and regulations that private schools are run by. The case would be handled more

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