When the idea to form the AMS was first mooted in the early nineties, we had the idealistic notion that it would be possible to have an organisation which existed solely to help all schools to develop, and to help each other to do so along the way. Sadly, it soon became clear that we would fall short of that notion, but it wasn’t for the want of trying. Out of 27 full-time schools in existence in late 1992, 14 joined the new organisation; it was obvious, though, that some school representatives – on seeing Br. Yusuf Islam in the ranks of the AMS Shura – thought membership would mean a blank cheque from Islamia Schools Trust. Once dispelled of that particular idea little was seen of them at AMS meetings.

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