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Related Opinion
Paul Stanley's work shows how much more inclusive and engaging school assemblies could be without the anachronistic legal requirement for religious worship, argues Sue Garratt.
A vision for inclusive assemblies for all
Posted: Fri, 05 Nov 2021
As a bill to reform collective worship progresses in parliament, Stephen Evans argues that the time has come for lawmakers to recognise that laws mandating worship have no place in modern Britain.
Schools should be liberated from the compulsion of worship
Posted: Thu, 16 Sep 2021
The Church of England's new evangelical missional strategy should lead us to question its entitlement to proselytise in schools, argues Stephen Evans.
Schools aren’t there to save the church
Posted: Thu, 22 Jul 2021
Church of England guidance which aims to promote an 'inclusive' form of collective worship in schools misses the point and highlights the need to stop imposing religion on children, says Alastair Lichten....
Mandated worship can never be inclusive
Posted: Wed, 19 May 2021
Following major curriculum reforms in Wales, Alastair Lichten argues that the Senedd should now turn its attention to ending the collective worship requirement in schools.
Ending compulsory worship in schools should be next on the agenda for Wales
Posted: Tue, 16 Mar 2021