Ofsted chief: Sunday schools could be inspected under counter-extremism measures
Sunday schools will be inspected by Ofsted "if there are concerns" with how they are run, the chief of the body has admitted.
Sir Michael Wilshaw, the Chief Inspector of Education, yesterday faced hostile questions on a radio phone-in over the government's proposals to allow Ofsted inspectors into out-of-school settings. The suggestion follows warnings that a small number of Muslim madrassas have been involved in radicalising young children.
However Wilshaw confirmed fears that Sunday schools could also face Ofsted inspections under the new regulations.
"If churches and religious groups want to run out of school classes then they need to register so the country and the Department of Education knows they are run properly," said Wilshaw in an interview with LBC radio yesterday.
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