David Ward - an MP for Bradford, one of Britain’s most ethnically and religiously diverse cities and the centre of race riots in July 2001 - has highlighted the continuing need to bridge the city's social divide by becoming a Distinguished Supporter of the Accord Coalition, which champions schools that are committed to inclusivity.
The Accord Coalition has today published a new resource of personal testimonies and media reports which highlight a wide variety of discriminatory practices employed by state schools.
The Accord Coalition has urged that the rest of the UK learn from Northern Ireland’s sectarian education system following a call from Northern Ireland’s First Minister for children to attend shared schools.
Ofsted’s latest annual report, published today, reveals widespread under performance in primary school’s effectiveness in how they promote community cohesion, highlighting how the worst fears of those who recently rebelled against the Government over the inspection of cohesion in schools has come true far quicker than anyone expected.
A schools watchdog ruling has highlighted the controversy surrounding admission arrangements of many faith schools that covertly favour pupils from middle class backgrounds. The Government’s official school admissions watchdog, the Office of Schools Adjudicator, ruled this week against Coloma Convent Girls Schools in Croydon for operating an admissions policy that rewarded applications from children...
