Category - ATL

Government adviser says schools should not select on the basis of faith

staff writers — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:24:07 +0000

Plans being considered by a senior government education adviser may see church and other faith-based schools lose their power to select pupils - something which has led to widespread accusations of discrimination against them.

Critics concerned about government elevation of faith schools

staff writers — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:34:42 +0100

Protests from secular and teaching groups have met an announcement by the government that many more faith-based schools are to be brought into the state-funded sector with a pledge to remove "unnecessary barriers" to religious groups.

Proper debate needed on faith schools

Simon Barrow — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:39:25 +0100

Responding to recent comments about the Association of Teachers and Lecturers' position paper on faith schools, which calls for substantial reform, the religious think-tank Ekklesia has said that t

Teaching union defends its calling of faith schools to account

staff writers — Thu, 03 May 2007 11:13:44 +0100

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), which wants equality in admissions and policies across the school sector, has defended its reforming stance on faith schools after an attack in the Church Times newspaper.

Fairness, Faith and Schools

Simon Barrow — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 22:33:17 +0100

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A workshop on faith schools, based on the Association of Teachers and Lecturers’ recent policy work. This is for members who wish to learn more about ATL’s position and some of the key issues.

Time to end discrimination by faith schools

Simon Barrow — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:47:00 +0000

Ekklesia has welcomed a new statement and position paper by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), which has called on faith schools to end discrimination on grounds of religion and has s