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.
Ofsted has again complained that a lack of regulation prevents it from taking stronger action against illegally unregistered schools and failing independent schools, many of which are revealed to be faith based.
Nominations for the 2019 Accord Inclusivity Award have been formally invited today. The annual award seeks to reward schools that work hardest at promoting an inclusive ethos and advancing the growth of mutual understanding.
The Accord Coalition has claimed that the perceived prestige of religiously selective schools means faith school sponsors are not taking steps to make the schools more inclusive.
The Accord Coalition has publicly urged local authorities in England to reject proposals for new religiously discriminatory voluntary aided schools following publication today of new Government guidance for groups wishing to open voluntary aided schools.
Accord has urged all schools be required to promote the acceptance of LGBT people, after warning that the Government is enabling primary schools to ignore LGBT content.