Tags: Faith schools
A message to anti-LGBT campaigners: There is no hierarchy of equality
In modern Britain equality is protected and one person's protected characteristics can't be used to subjugate another.... Read More »
The anti-RSE campaign has echoes of the Rushdie affair
As the campaign against relationships and sex education spreads and grows increasingly aggressive, Yasmin Rehman says... Read More »
Faith schools’ normalisation of discrimination must be challenged
We regularly hear from teachers who have been discriminated against by state funded schools because they have the... Read More »
New guidance on independent schools: analysis of hard-line opposition and DfE concessions
The government has published new guidance on independent schools, amid systemic failings by independent faith schools.... Read More »
Teacher’s perspective: non-Catholics need not apply
When Rachel applied for a teaching position at a state funded faith school, she found that non-Catholics weren't welcome... Read More »
Faith school advocates place inculcation above education
A Christian faith school is "not where everyone was 'nice to each other', but one that will preach and proclaim the... Read More »
New voluntary aided faith schools: what happens next?
This week the Department for Education announced plans for 14 new faith schools which could select all their children... Read More »
The government should stand up to parents who want religious opt-outs
Giving ground to religious groups' individualistic demands for opt-outs from relationships & sex education undermines... Read More »
Integrated communities require inclusive, secular schools
A government plan on integration sets out a positive vision on education - but faith schools remain the elephant in... Read More »
A secular education system would mean community schools for all
The 1944 Education Act set many of the foundations of our education system. At the time the Church of England –... Read More »
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Northern Ireland's children and families are paying the price of faith schools’ failure
Over the last five years schools in Northern Ireland have experienced a 10% funding cut. While the classroom population... Read More »
Weaponised unreasonableness: father claims school standards violate his rights
After a father threatens the government with legal action over a requirement to teach about LGBT people in independent... Read More »
My children’s school has become Christian by default
Lee Harris didn't choose a faith school for his children. But when he challenged evangelism at his local school, he... Read More »
Unravelling the choice delusion
We often hear that faith schools improve choice. But an NSS report shows that choice centred narratives mischaracterise... Read More »
Church schools are faith schools. Pretending otherwise is dishonest
The Church of England's pretence that 'its' schools aren't faith schools is a dishonest attempt to avoid association... Read More »
Sectarian schooling is nothing to celebrate
Integrating schools isn't a magic bullet to end sectarianism, but no serious attempt to address the issue can ignore... Read More »
Seven secularist steps that would strengthen democracy in the UK
In recognition of National Democracy Week 2018, Megan Manson reflects on what still needs to be changed to make the... Read More »
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 »
How to teach in a Catholic state school in Scotland
You're a newly qualified teacher and you've just seen an advert for a new teaching post at your local state school.... Read More »
Religion and politics – the discrepancy at the heart of our schools
Schools are forbidden from promoting, showing favouritism to or discriminating on the grounds of partisan politics.... Read More »
The government's U-turn shows the tide is turning against faith schools
The decision not to allow more faith-based admissions to new free schools in England is a big win, says Stephen Evans.... Read More »
How secularism cuts the Gordian knot in education
Faith schools' approach to admissions and sex education reminds us that religious groups' interests often conflict... Read More »
Faith schools: why reducing the harm isn’t enough
We can mitigate the harm caused by faith schools in plenty of ways. But after the launch of the No More Faith Schools... Read More »
We can’t build a shared society around segregated schools
Our education and schools officer examines the education proposals in the Government's new integration strategy, arguing... Read More »
Sturgeon’s praise for Catholic schools will exacerbate Scotland’s tribal divisions
Catholic schools are no remedy for a society facing ingrained sectarian division, writes Neil Barber. In praising... Read More »
