Accord is a wide coalition of organisations, including religious groups, humanists, trade unions and human rights campaigners. We share a common view on many issues to do with state-funded schools and believe that the current legislation on faith schools in particular is counter-productive.
We campaign to make admissions and recruitment policies in all state-funded schools free from discrimination on grounds of religion or belief.
We want schools to follow an objective, fair and balanced syllabus for education about religious and non-religious beliefs.
We want accountability under a single inspection regime for Religious Education, Personal, Social & Health (PSHE) education and Citizenship.
We believe all schools should provide their pupils with inclusive, inspiring and stimulating assemblies in place of compulsory acts of worship.
The Prime Minister's rabbi has this week written to Theresa May, asking that the Government reconsider the proposal to drop the cap that prevents faith free schools selecting no more than 50% of their pupils by faith.
Catholic education officials have withdrawn a legal challenge against recent rulings that struck down state funded Catholic schools rewarding places to children from families that had obtained the Certificate of Catholic Practice.
The Church of England is set to gain influence over eight community schools in Northumberland under proposals that the schools link with a single Church voluntary controlled school to form a multi-academy trust.
Four out of every five voters prefer that new faith schools should continue to operate under the current cap which limits the schools from not selecting more than half of their pupils on religious grounds