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.
Accord has issued a new report today that finds the Church of England is failing to encourage its state schools to be inclusive of all children, irrespective of religion or belief, despite claims to the contrary.
The Church of England has published this week new guidance for it schools, teachers and dioceses to promote the acceptance of LGBT people and prevent LGBT bullying.
Six MPs from four different political parties have urged that the current cap which prevents faith free schools from religiously selecting more than half of their pupils should be retained.
A CofE school in Kent is to no longer invite the Christian education group CrossTeach into Religious Education lessons and assemblies following complaints of inappropriate teaching.