The Welsh Government has revealed that Catholic schools would have been acting unlawfully had they followed recent correspondence from the Catholic Education Service of England and Wales opposing civil marriage equality.
The Welsh Government has revealed that Catholic schools would have been acting unlawfully had they followed recent correspondence from the Catholic Education Service of England and Wales opposing civil marriage equality.
The Accord Coalition has today joined the Religious Education Council (REC) of England and Wales, which seeks to support and promote RE in schools and colleges.
The Catholic Education Service has written to all Catholic secondary schools asking that they draw attention to a letter by senior archbishops that told Catholics it was their “duty” to oppose gay marriage, as well as for schools to draw attention to an online campaign petition opposing civil marriage equality.
The Cutting Edge Consortium, a broad coalition of organisations and individuals working for the elimination of faith-basedand institutionalised homophobia and transphobia, held its third annual conference today in central London.
Richmond Borough Council is to be taken to court for supporting a local bid for a Voluntary Aided Catholic secondary school, rather than inviting bids for a less discriminatory Academy school.
The Accord Coalition hosted its first fringe event at a teaching union conference yesterday at the annual meeting of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) in Manchester.
The Accord Coalition has welcomed an announcement that the Government has asked the Religious Education (RE) Council to undertake a report investigating best practice in RE teaching, and to produce a new RE subject framework to complement the new National Curriculum.
The Accord Coalition has welcomed the support offered by two leading Cabinet Ministers for a proposed new voluntary aided Catholic school to only select up to half of its pupils on religious grounds.
The Accord Coalition has welcomed a commitment the Methodist Church that its schools will be "fully inclusive, welcoming pupils of all faiths and none".
The Accord Coalition has expressed its regret at the failure of the Church of England to set out a fresh and inclusive vision for its schools in its most prominent statement about its participation in state schooling for many years, which has been released in a new report today.
