Category - schools

Scrap tax breaks for private schools, say voters

staff writers — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:13:17 +0100

Most people in Britain want an end to tax-breaks for fee-paying schools, with the money raised used for education more widely, according to a poll published today. 56% support the change with only 23% against.

Hearing delayed into teacher accused of classroom racism

staff writers — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:17:18 +0100

A hearing into allegations that a teacher promoted racist views in the classroom has been delayed after police cited fears of violence. Adam Walker is accused of promoting hostility to asylum-seekers, gay people and Muslims.

Social mobility and political inertia

Symon Hill — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:34:31 +0100

If there's anything more disheartening than this week's report on social mobility, it's the government's response to it. Their timid proposals for higher education are unlikely to do anything to challenge the way that the education system functions to maintain privilege and inequality.

Schooling for community change

Simon Barrow — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:24:03 +0000

Integrated schooling in Northern Ireland has provable benefits. We should be learning that lesson in Britain.

Scaring the hell out of kids?

Simon Barrow — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:26:02 +0000

Teachers have a tough job trying to balance the needs of pupils from diverse backgrounds, says Simon Barrow. Trying to do so is not ‘political correctness’. It’s humanly decent, educationally necessary - and Christianly desirable, too.

School defends stance on girl who told classmate she would "go to hell"

staff writers — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:51:30 +0000

The head teacher of a Devon school has defended its actions in relation to the mother of a young child who upset a classmate by telling her that she would "go to hell" if she did not believe in God and Jesus.

Methodists welcome sex and relationships education plan for schools

agency reporter — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 09:36:21 +0100

The Methodist Church in Britain has welcomed the UK government’s decision to make education in schools about sex and relationships compulsory for children of all ages.

Creationism in the classroom?

Press Office — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:44:19 +0100

Responding to comments from the Rev Professor Michael Reiss, a biologist and director of education at the Royal Society, that creationism should be covered in science lessons as a recognised “wor

Humanists take legal action over exclusion from school Religious Studies

staff writers — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:41:46 +0100

The British Humanist Association has issued legal proceedings against the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority over their decision not to allow the study of Humanism in a Religious Studies GCSE in the same way as religions are studied.

Call for children to be able to withdraw from collective school worship

staff writers — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:24:27 +0100

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has called on the government to support the new report from Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights which calls for children to be given the right to withdraw from worship in schools.