Britain's "wokest school" gets downgraded for indoctrinating students in critical race junk at the expense of, you know, teaching actual academic subjects
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off “to focus on my own wellbeing”
And fitting, it’s The American School that’s losing its rating.
Britain's most expensive private day school has been downgraded by Ofsted for imposing a 'woke' agenda on the curriculum.
The £32,600-a-year American School in London (ASL) is now rated 'requires improvement' because of 'failures' in education and leadership.
A damning report found it placed more weight on teaching 'social justice' than on learning 'subject-specific knowledge and skills'.
Meanwhile some pupils felt their views were 'suppressed' in lessons.
Because of this, the school failed a number of Independent School Standards, which ban the 'promotion of partisan political views' and demand 'respect for those with other beliefs'.
Inspectors visited the previously outstanding-rated school in December after parents complained pupils were being 'indoctrinated'.
Families said non-white pupils had been recruited to 'discriminatory' affinity groups for after-school clubs and children were taught about 'white fragility'.
Former head Robin Appleby, who introduced the agenda, resigned in November, saying she wanted to 'focus on her own wellbeing'.
Ofsted's report, due to be published shortly, said: 'Teaching places much more weight on the school's approach to social justice than on learning subject-specific knowledge and skills.' It added: 'Not everyone felt that they are able to express their views freely in class.'
Ofsted said that in the lower school curriculum for social studies, pupils 'spend much time repeatedly considering identity (including analysing their own characteristics) rather than learning, for example, geographical knowledge.'
In middle school, pupils were having to focus on 'social issues' rather than 'skills' in subjects such as English.
The report concluded: 'While recognising the importance of promoting equalities, a significant minority of parents and pupils told inspectors that a culture has developed where alternative opinions are not felt welcome.'
Last night, a current parent said: 'As the report shows, teachers have been indoctrinating students with extreme, partisan views, academic teaching has been shoved out of the way by excessive teaching about 'social justice', and most students are afraid to express their views in class.'
Many students have at least one parent with a U.S. passport, but the school's admissions policy stresses that the school tries to admit a diverse student body. The school takes children aged four through 18 and provides an education based in American pedagogy with an international perspective.
I’ll just bet it does.
