St James’s Church of England High School in Bolton has launched a consultation on its plans to open a new Free School in the town that could award up to 75% of its pupil places on religious grounds.
St James’s Church of England High School in Bolton has launched a consultation on its plans to open a new Free School in the town that could award up to 75% of its pupil places on religious grounds.
Sadiq Khan has expressed support for the current cap which limits faith free schools from not selecting more than half of their pupils on faith grounds.
The Liberal Democrats have adopted new policy calling for religious selection in pupil admissions at state funded faith schools in England to be phased out completely.
A new study has found that faith schools continue to be a major source of socio-economic and ethnic division in England's state funded school system.
The House of Commons has passed two Government amendments to the Children and Social Work Bill which will require all secondary school pupils in England to be taught sex education.
