Accord has offered its moral support to two non-religious parents who are taking a legal challenge objecting to the extent of Christian activities and poor alternative provision to daily Christian worship in their child's community school, which is run by a CofE academy trust.
Orchestrated opposition to LGBT inclusion in schools is spreading, increasing the need for clear intervention from Government.
The Government has been urged to offer its support for an Ofsted finding that an independent faith school is failing the statutory Independent School Standards Regulations for refusing to teach Year 7 pupils about LGBT people.
A diverse group of 78 civic leaders have signed an open letter urging the Education Secretary to provide much greater "moral and regulatory support" for schools promoting acceptance towards LGBT people.
A primary school is seeking to become the first Catholic school in Northern Ireland to transfer into becoming an integrated school, which would provide a further boost to the province's growing integrated school sector.
