The Accord Coalition has cautiously welcomed a commitment from Rt Hon Michael Gove MP that the government will not let ‘extremist’ groups run state funded schools.
The Accord Coalition has welcomed an announcement by the Secretary of State for Education that Religious Education will be included in the Government’s curriculum review later this year.
The Accord Coalition says that the Academy Bill will allow many schools operate in far more narrow and exclusive ways than they are currently doing.
A proposal calling for the laws that require compulsory daily worship in maintained schools to be scrapped has become one of the most popular suggestions on a new website set up by the Government, which asks members of the public to nominate unnecessary laws they wish to be repealed.
The Accord Coalition has briefed Peers on the Academies Bill ahead of it reaching the Committee stage in the House of Lords on Monday (June 21st).
The Accord Coalition has welcomed a new report by Ofsted, Transforming religious education, but is appalled at the poor standards it has highlighted.
The Accord Coalition has issued a stark warning at the Government’s proposals for the lack of regulation of its new Academy schools.
The Accord Coalition has responded with both a welcome and a warning to the announcement today about the Government’s proposal of two education Bills to significantly reform the management and operational freedom of state funded schools.
Accord has expressed sadness at the loss of some supporters of inclusive schools, but looks forward to working with new allies.
Parent governor standing as a Green Party candidate told his views are at odds with the ethos of Catholic school.
