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 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.
