Author: A Parent

I was concerned about proselytisation on a school trip – and the school listened

I was concerned about proselytisation on a school trip – and the school listened

Sometimes concerns regarding religious interference in education can be easily resolved, simply through clear and... Read More »

A Christian theatre company promoted abstinence in my daughter’s school. It was worth challenging it

A Christian theatre company promoted abstinence in my daughter’s school. It was worth challenging it

A parent says it was important to challenge a school's decision to invite a Christian charity to perform a show with... Read More »

Food for thought! Imposing worship in Australian schools

Blinkers go on when the topic is religion. So one parent in a Queensland school thought she would use food to explain... Read More »

God “is the man who saves people” – a parent discovers what Religious Observance in school has taught their child

A parent writes of their shock at discovering Religious Observance in the non-denominational Scottish school attended... Read More »

A parent’s perspective: collective worship and evangelism in schools

Even where parents have the option of a community school, securing a secular education can be difficult. One parent... Read More »

Parent's perspective: The Collective Worship dilemma

One parent speaks out about the damaging impact of excluding her young child from mandatory collective worship in... Read More »