Archives for the ‘Coalition’ Category

Call for Tories to follow Cameron’s lead on Sex Ed

By admin • Feb 5th, 2010 • Category: Coalition, Lead Story

High quality Sex and Relationships Education for all young people should be supported in the Children, Schools and Families Bill



Hindu school relaunched

By admin • Jan 29th, 2010 • Category: Coalition

Like any other voluntary aided school, Krishna Avanti is free to discriminate.



Lords to debate rights of teachers in faith schools

By admin • Jan 8th, 2010 • Category: Coalition, Lead Story

Amendments to the Equality Bill have been tabled that would greatly improve the employment conditions of teachers if passed.



Faith schools and community cohesion

By admin • Nov 27th, 2009 • Category: Coalition

A Church of England report which found that faith schools do better on community cohesion as judged by Oftsed has been criticised by campaigners including Accord.



Taxpayer picks up shortfall for faith schools

By Alex Kennedy • Oct 9th, 2009 • Category: Coalition, Lead Story

The Times Education Supplement has reported that the taxpayer is picking up costs for faith school refurbishments that should be met by religious groups.



Conservative Shadow Minister Backs Accord

By Alex Kennedy • Aug 21st, 2009 • Category: Coalition, Lead Story

Lord Glentoran, Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland, has put his name to the Accord campaign for inclusive schools.



Help Accord Campaign for Reform of RE

By Alex Kennedy • Jul 6th, 2009 • Category: Coalition, Lead Story

Accord is supporting an early day motion and a Number 10 petition calling for a review of the law on RE.



40 MPs Support Accord EDM

By Alex Kennedy • Feb 26th, 2009 • Category: Coalition, Lead Story

The Accord Early Day Motion that we launched last month has attracted support from 40 MPs



Accord addresses MPs and peers

By admin • Nov 28th, 2008 • Category: Coalition

This week Accord was the topic of a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group at Westminster, giving us the chance to put our views on faith schools directly to MPs and peers.



I’m for faith, not faith schools

By Alex Kennedy • Sep 11th, 2008 • Category: Coalition

Accord Chair Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain on why he thinks the campaign is important