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Female pupils were banned from mixed sports at a Birmingham school because male teachers “did not want girls to be seen with their bits jumping up and down,” a hearing was told.

Monzoor Hussain, former principal at Park View Academy, allegedly made the remark to school press officer Susan Packer after she complained girls had been pulled out of a tennis coaching session because it was run by a male instructor.

Mrs Packer first complained to executive head teacher Lindsey Clark who had written the Academy’s policy on sports, but according to her statement she was told that “the governors did not want mixed sports lessons.”

Unhappy with Ms Clark’s alleged response, Mrs Packer then took her concerns to Mr Hussain. She said in her statement: “Monzoor Hussain told me that girls were not allowed to play, as the male staff felt uncomfortable.

“He said that ‘the men did not want the girls to be seen with their bits jumping up and down.’ This shocked me and made me feel very uncomfortable as I did not think it was appropriate for a principal to say that.”

When Andrew Faux, acting for Mr Hussain denied the words were ever said, Mrs Packer replied: “They were said to me, yes they were.”

Mrs Packer also claimed that towards the end of 2012 a reference to sexual health on a school poster had been blocked out.

When she informed former Golden Hillock principal Hardeep Saini, she claimed nothing happened but a new poster was later created which omitted any mention of sexual matters. She said: “I believe he said, ‘It makes the men feel uncomfortable.”

Mrs Packer, who left her job in 2013, was giving evidence at a National College for Teaching & Leadership (NCTL) hearing where five senior teachers face allegations of professional misconduct.

Monzoor Hussain, Ms Clark, Mr Saini and teachers Arshad Hussain and Razwan Faraz all face the same allegation of trying to include an undue amount of religious influence in the education of pupils.

All five senior teachers at the hearing in Coventry were employed by Park View Educational Trust, which ran Park View, Golden Hillock and Nansen Primary.

The schools were plunged into special measures in April last year during investigations into an alleged Trojan Horse plot by hardline Muslims to take control of governing bodies.

A total of 11 teachers from across the three schools been accused of professional misconduct by the NCTL.

Matters against 10 of those continue however Johirul Islam, who was a teacher at Park View, was told last week he has no case to answer.