Sutton Trust report urges limits to religious selection in faith school admissions to help the disadvantaged

April 15, 2016
Sutton Trust report urges limits to religious selection in faith school admissions to help the disadvantaged

A new study commissioned by the education charity, The Sutton Trust, has found that religiously selective faith schools are much more likely to be socio-economically exclusive than other schools.

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Government inaction around unregistered schools exposed

April 6, 2016
Government inaction around unregistered schools exposed

Shocking new findings have revealed that unregistered ultra-Orthodox schools in Hackney, North London, have been operating for many years with the knowledge of a range of government agencies.

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Faith schools set to be entirely state funded due to Academisation

April 1, 2016

Accord has urged for fundamental changes in the relationship between faith school sponsors and wider society due to Government plans to make all schools academies.

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Know your rights at state funded schools

March 25, 2016

Accord has published a new section to its website setting out information for staff, parents and pupils about their rights in regards to religiously discriminatory practices by faith schools and the curriculum.

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Education White Paper ignores risk of mono-religious infiltration into the governance of schools

March 18, 2016
Education White Paper ignores risk of mono-religious infiltration into the governance of schools

Accord has warned that the Department for Education's latest White Paper fails to address risks of schools operating in more narrow and divisive ways.

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