The Accord Coalition has urged for a range of safeguards to be implemented following the announcement that the Government will be legislating to make all state funded schools in England academies.
The Accord Coalition has urged for a range of safeguards to be implemented following the announcement that the Government will be legislating to make all state funded schools in England academies.
Members of the House of Lords have this afternoon queried Government plans to prevent civil society organisations from raising complainants about school admission policies.
Information added to Accord's databank of information highlighting research into the consequences of faith school policy and practice include a wave of new reports all urging for greater religious inclusivity in the school system
The Accord Coalition has described the faith school sector of becoming the country's biggest and most powerful state funded lobby group and of having undue influence over Government policy.
An Archdiocese of Dublin commissioned report has drawn attention to a link between the number of baptisms that the Church conducts and it schools rewarding pupil places on these grounds.
