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Countering Extremism in British Schools, with John Holmwood

Thursday, 18th January, 2018    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Five Leaves Bookshop*
14a Long Row, Nottingham, NG1 2DH

john-holmwoodCommunity cohesion, Prevent, Trojan Horses? Teachers, governors and parents have had to develop a new vocabulary to deal with alleged plots to Islamicise schools and pupils. John Holmwood, Professor of Sociology at the University of Nottingham, will discuss this “counter-extremism agenda” with particular reference to the Birmingham Trojan Horse Affair, which led to the vilification of a previously highly-successful school.

Tickets: £3 on the night, including refreshments.
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