Government rejects widespread calls for mandatory SRE

February 12, 2016
Government rejects widespread calls for mandatory SRE

The Government has again rejected making the provision of Sex and Relationships Education by state funded schools mandatory, despite widespread and renewed appeals.

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Double standards bring faith school’s future into doubt

February 4, 2016

Accord has warned that a failure by government to ensure faith schools reform and abide the same standards as other schools will further undermine faith school's position in society.

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Public call to retain free school religious discrimination limit

January 28, 2016
Public call to retain free school religious discrimination limit

16 civil society groups have issued an open letter urging that the Department for Education keeps in place its rule that faith free schools do not select more than half of their pupils on religious grounds.

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Prime Minister challenges society to improve integration

January 22, 2016

David Cameron has called for a widespread focus on building a more cohesive country.

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Exams scheduled to accommodate pupils observing Ramadan

January 8, 2016
Exams scheduled to accommodate pupils observing Ramadan

Accord has welcomed as example of showing consideration for others the Joint Council for Qualifications' decision to schedule some exams this summer to reduce any negative impact on the performance of pupils observing Ramadan.

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