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.
This week peers debated amendments to the Equality Bill that aims to improve the rights of teachers working in faith schools.
Accord has welcomed the Supreme Court judgement on the admissions criteria of the JFS
A new paper has cast doubt on overstated claims about the effectiveness of faith schools
Speaking on Radio 4’s Thought for the Day slot this morning, Christian novelist and broadcaster Rhidian Brook argued that Jesus would not support exclusive school admission policies.
Accord has responded to a report by Ofsted about community cohesion and RE in independent faith schools.
Over the past few weeks Accord’s message has found new supporters at the Labour and Conservative conferences.
An article about Accord has been published on the Progress website.
Earlier this week the Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan announced that a report by the Church in Wales has shown that pupils in Anglican schools do better on average in their exams. However, the report has been widely criticised as overstating its claims.
