Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya School

Progress monitoring inspection boarding report

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Madina-tul-Uloom Al Islamic College Butts Lane, Stone, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 4BH

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Context of the inspection

Ofsted carried out a monitoring visit after it received a concern relating to the young people’s health needs not being adequately met by the boarding provision.

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Context of the inspection

 Young people were being accompanied to medical appointments, including a hospital admission, by older students.  Young people were not registered as patients on a permanent basis at the local GP surgery near to the boarding school.

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Context of the inspection

This concern was also raised directly with the boarding school, which used this opportunity to revisit its practice.

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Context of the inspection

Young people were being accompanied to the GP surgery by students aged over 18, who had undergone safety checks, and with parents’ written consent. However, after seeking guidance from the local authority, this practice has changed and written policies and procedures have been updated. Policies and procedures now show that staff will accompany young people to medical appointments, and health records show that this happens.

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Context of the inspection

Although young people are registered as temporary patients with the boarding school’s local GP surgery, staff are in the process of registering all young people as permanent patients. The boarding school staff have been mindful of a young person’s parents’ right to choose whether this should happen. Registration has been a complex task, due to language barriers and the geographical distance of some parents from the school. The boarding school staff have recognised some of the complexities involved and are giving support to parents over the phone. This is helping to move this task forward. Inspection Report Madina-tul-Uloom Al Islamic College, 22/11/2018 Page 2 of 4

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Inspection team

Louise Battersby Lead social care inspector Dawn Bennett Social care inspector

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Information about this school

Madinatul Uloom Al Islamiya is an independent Islamic boarding school for boys which is dedicated to providing Islamic as well as secular education. Opened in 1992, it has a 22- acre rural site four miles south-east of Kidderminster. All teaching blocks and residential accommodation are set within the college campus. Students are allocated to boarding hostels according to their age group. There are currently 208 students on roll, aged from 12 to 24. There are no students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and none at an early stage of acquiring English. Madinatul Uloom aims ‘to educate the students and instil in them the teachings of the Holy Qur’an and practices of our Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as well as other arts and sciences. It also strives to promote and cultivate good behaviour, morals, mutual respect and tolerance. This in turn creates a friendly, caring and motivated environment.’ This inspection focused on

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Information about this school

those students under 18 years old who lived in three of the four boarding houses. The school was last inspected in February 2018. Inspection Report Madina-tul-Uloom Al Islamic College, 22/11/2018 Page 3 of 4

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School details

Unique reference number 117044 Social care unique reference number SC043039 DfE registration number 885 6031

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This inspection was carried out under the Children Act 1989, as amended by the Care Standards Act 2000, having regard to the national minimum standards for boarding schools.

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The inspection was conducted at the request of the Registration Authority for independent schools in order to monitor the progress the school has made in implementing its action plan following the previous inspection.

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School details

Type of school Boarding school Number of boarders on roll 208 Gender of boarders Boys Age range of boarders 11 to 24 Headteacher Abdullah Memi Date of previous boarding inspection 06/02/2018 Telephone number 01562 66894 Email address headteacher@madinatul-uloom.org Inspection Report Madina-tul-Uloom Al Islamic College, 22/11/2018 Page 4 of 4 guidance ‘raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website: www.gov.co.uk/ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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