Ofsted drops ‘clumsy’ and ‘offensive’ guidance linking autism and extremism

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Training document used to teach inspectors updated after campaign by celebrities including Chris Packham

Ofsted, the body responsible for safeguarding in education in England, has dropped guidance for inspectors that linked autism and extremism after an outcry from celebrity campaigners.

An education minister has disclosed that an updated training document “no longer includes reference to children with autism” after claims that it was “offensive” and “clumsy” discrimination.

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