A SCIENCE teacher from Bolton who was jailed after planning to fly to Syria to fight for Islamic State has failed in an appeal against his sentence.

Jamshed Javeed, who taught at Sharples School, had bought plane tickets and was determined to join the fight on the terrorists' side.

In October last year, he admitted two counts of engaging in preparation for terrorism and was jailed at Woolwich Crown Court, in London.

Considered 'dangerous', he was given en extended sentence, comprising six years' jail and another three on additional licence in the community.

He challenged the term today, claiming he is not a danger, but saw his case dismissed by Lady Justice Hallett, Mrs Justice McGowan and Judge Peter Collier QC.

Giving judgment, Mrs Justice McGowan said the crown court judge was entitled to conclude that Javeed, 31, had intended to fight for ISIS.

The court heard Javeed, of Cringle Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, had assisted his younger brother Mohammed in travelling to Syria in late 2013.

He had given Mohammed money which he used to subsidise the cost of his ticket to Istanbul.

When Mohammed had then contacted him from Turkey to say authorities were trying to dissuade him, Javeed had encouraged him to continue and join ISIS.

Having successfully seen his brother off, he then decided to follow and began preparing to leave himself, the London court heard.

He was in contact with people already there and was given a shopping list of items which he would need in Syria.

However, his attempt was foiled when his family hid his passport and police then swooped before he could leave the UK.

Appealing today, his lawyers argued that the sentencing judge had been wrong to find that Javeed was an 'extremist Jihadi willing to die'.

He said he now wanted to put forward evidence that he did not support ISIS's tactics or aims in their bid to form an Islamist state.

Rejecting the appeal, Mrs Justice McGowan said Javeed could have given evidence at the crown court if that was what he believed.

His determination to go to Syria and fight for ISIS was 'clearly demonstrated', she continued.

'This was a successful effort to assist others to go to Syria and fight with ISIS and a later concerted effort to go and join them in that fight,' she said.

'Even his desire to return to see his daughter grow up was not to be achieved at the expense of religion.'

She continued: 'However far the atrocities of ISIS have escalated since 2013, the violent and terrorist purpose of their actions was well established and known, especially to those who had seen the writing and publications of radical ideologues.'

The appeal was dismissed.