The Department for Education has shelved plans for a voluntary code of conduct for some religious schools which operate outside of mainstream education, it was reported in late October.
It was recommended by the government’s Extremism Task Force to ensure that children were not exposed to intolerant views.
Home Secretary Theresa May suggested that the code should be mandatory following the Trojan Horse affair in Birmingham. But the government now says more can be done within existing regulations.
The code was intended to cover evening classes, weekend schools or private tuition centres and was suggested amid ongoing concern about the radicalisation of young people.
The Department for Education (DfE) was expected to publish a draft version before the end of the year, but it has now shelved the plan in part because putting it into practice proved too complex. Officials will instead strengthen existing regulation and target schools where there is particular concern.
