John Holmwood is Professor of Sociology at the University of Nottingham. He was an expert witness for the defence in cases of professional misconduct brought against senior teachers at Park View Educational Trust by the National College of Teaching and Leadership. He is the author, with Therese O’Toole, of Countering Extremism in British Schools? The Truth about the Birmingham Trojan Horse Affair.
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