The Accord Coalition has enthusiastically backed the proposal put forward by Professor Richard Dawkins in his More 4 documentary ‘Faith Schools Menace?’ that Religious Education should become a National Curriculum subject.
The Accord Coalition has enthusiastically backed the proposal put forward by Professor Richard Dawkins in his More 4 documentary ‘Faith Schools Menace?’ that Religious Education should become a National Curriculum subject.
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 Academies Bill proposes to give new Academy schools considerably more operational freedom, including being able to opt out from teaching the National Curriculum. Significantly, it will also...
The Accord Coalition has issued a stark warning at the Government’s proposals for the lack of regulation of its new Academy schools. The Government’s new Academies Bill, which enters its second reading in the House of Lords this Monday (June 7th) proposes to allow new Academy schools to opt out from teaching the National...
The Green Party parliamentary candidate for St Albans has been suspended from his position as a parent governor of a Catholic school in light of the party’s position against faith schools, according to a report in the Herts Advertiser. Loreto College decided to suspend Jack Easton because it believed that the Green Party policy of...
With the election campaign well under way it is a good time to review the position of the major parties to faith schools. The only manifesto which contains a substantial mention of the issue is the Liberal Democrats’, which says: ” allow parents to continue to choose faith-based schools within the state-funded...
The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) is a prestigious group of MPs and peers from all parties. In a report published today (http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200910/jtselect/jtrights/73/73.pdf) it has argued that the rights of teachers and prospective pupils may not be adequately protected by laws on faith schools. On teachers The report argues that faith schools “may...
Manorside Primary School in North London has won a prestigious new award for inclusivity, with runners up being the Anglo-European School in Essex and Balshaw’s Church of England High School in Leyland, Lancashire. The award was presented by Baroness Kishwer Falkner who complimented the school on its values and ethos: “I was impressed by...
The Accord Coalition has welcomed David Cameron’s recent comments on the importance of Sex and Relationships Education, and hopes these enlightened views will lead to a change in the Conservative position on the Children, Schools and Families Bill. This week Mr Cameron told gay magazine Attitude that you can prevent a rise in homophobia...
There has been a lot of coverage of the “new” Krishna Avanti Primary School in Edgeware, London although the school first opened in September 2008 (at the same time that Accord launched) and moved to its new buildings at the start of this school year. Krishna Avanti is the first Hindu state school in...
On Monday the House of Lords will debate the Equality Bill, a major piece of legislation which aims to improve and simplify laws on discrimination and equal treatment. Although the Bill contains many measures that will be broadly welcomed, Accord has very serious concerns about exemptions it contains for faith schools. Foremost among these...
