Accord Coalition

What is Accord?

Accord is a wide coalition of organisations, including religious groups, humanists, trade unions and human rights campaigners. We share a common view on many issues to do with state-funded schools and believe that the current legislation on faith schools in particular is counter-productive.

We campaign to make admissions and recruitment policies in all state-funded schools free from discrimination on grounds of religion or belief.

We want schools to follow an objective, fair and balanced syllabus for education about religious and non-religious beliefs.

We want accountability under a single inspection regime for Religious Education, Personal, Social & Health (PSHE) education and Citizenship.

We believe all schools should provide their pupils with inclusive, inspiring and stimulating assemblies in place of compulsory acts of worship.

Ken Clarke joins Accord

February 22, 2021

The Accord Coalition has today welcomed former Education Secretary Lord Clarke of Nottingham as its newest Distinguished Supporter.

Diocese describes proposed religiously discriminatory school as ‘inclusive’

February 19, 2021

The Diocese of Southwark has described a proposed voluntary aided secondary school that it is seeking to open as an ‘inclusive, non-selective’ school, despite intending for it to operate a religiously selective pupil admissions policy.

Discriminatory faith school divides local community before being opened

February 6, 2021

The Catholic Diocese of East Anglia has removed and apologised for comments from a local parish describing residents concerned about plans for a new religiously discriminatory school as prejudiced towards Catholics.

Catholic education authorities urged to retire anachronistic sex education guidance

January 25, 2021

The Accord Coalition has urged the Catholic Education Service to ensure its schools do not base their Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) provision on unsuitable teaching resources for Catholic schools provided by the ‘A Fertile Heart: Receiving and Giving Creative Love’ programme.