It has been revealed that the proportion of capital funding provided by religious organisations to voluntary aided faith schools has been falling year on year. By law, the religious bodies that run voluntary aided faith schools are responsible for 10% of the capital costs for new buildings. Only when spending is deemed “exceptional” does...
We are glad to see that the Times Educational Supplement has published a letter from Accord, after last week featuring an editorial that we felt unfairly caricatured those concerned about how faith schools operate. The orignial article is here: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storycode=6015287; our response is below. Dear Sir, I was sorry that your editorial last week...
A letter from members of nine religious traditions calling for an end to religious discrimination in schools has been published in the Times. The plea coincides with the first day of the Equality Bill’s committee stage, which campaigners believe could prove crucial in the struggle to make schools more inclusive. Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain,...
The list of research from independent organisations calling into question the way that faith schools operate is growing ever longer. As can be seen from an extract of a speech made last week by Accord Chair Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, there is now evidence from organisations as diverse as the Runnymede Trust, the Institute of...
Accord has welcomed the acceptance by the government of a report calling for PSHE – including education about sex and relationships – to be made compulsory, while arguing that there should be no opt-out for parents or special arrangements for religious schools. Responding to the report, Accord Chair Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain said: “It...
