A GAY assistant head teacher who wrote books challenging homophobia for primary school children has resigned after parents complained that they did not want their children “learning that it’s OK to be gay”.

The row at Chilwell Croft Academy in Birmingham, mainly involving Muslim parents, is the latest controversy at a secular state school in the city. A dozen schools in Birmingham are under investigation by the Department for Education (DfE) over allegations of financial mismanagement and the introduction of Islamic practices.

Andrew Moffat, who resigned from Chilwell Croft primary school in December and will leave his post this month, said some Christian parents had also complained.

His books, entitled Challenging Homophobia in Primary Schools, have been used in literacy lessons for 10- and 11-year-olds,