Category - accord

Educational impact of church schools unclear, says Christian report

staff writers — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:34:07 +0000

A new report published by organisations supportive of church schools has admitted that there is presently little evidence that the ethos they create has much educational benefit.

Discriminatory school admissions policies are cheating, says Accord

staff writers — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:01:43 +0000

The Accord Coalition says that the problem with schools admissions is not just people cheating, but policies which themselves discriminate, especially on grounds of religion or belief.

Pressure mounts on faith schools to end discriminatory practices

staff writers — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:11:28 +0000

A Rabbi and a Christian writer have added their voices to those from both religious and secular quarters calling for a change in admissions policies for faith schools, as the Supreme Court continues to deliberate on the JFS case.

Refurbishing faith schools

Press Office — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:33:14 +0100

Commenting on the Times Educational Supplement (TES) report that religious organisations are offloading part of their requirement to fund refurbishments of faith schools onto the taxpayer, Simon Ba

Faith school refurbishment costs passed on to taxpayer

staff writers — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:53:59 +0100

Taxpayers in Britain are picking up costs for the refurbishment of faith schools that should be met by religious groups, according to a report in the TES. Campaigners cite this as another example of unfairness.

Reporting fairly on faith schools reform

Simon Barrow — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:41:19 +0100

The simplistic mentality that presumes you can only be ‘for’ or ‘against’ things in their undifferentiated totality makes developing a rather more credible reform agenda on faith schools a tough proposition – but all the more necessary.

Proper faith schools discussion needed

Press Office — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:32:21 +0100

Commenting on the Church of England Board of Education head's defence of discrimination in faith schools policy, Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia, said.:

Blair project on education about beliefs raises big questions, says Accord

staff writers — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:10:08 +0100

Inclusive schools coalition Accord has welcomed the launch of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation's new education project, but questioned whether schools that discriminate in their admissions can ever live up to its principles.

New poll shows public want inclusive schooling not religious segregation

staff writers — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:35:33 +0100

A new poll has found that 57% of the public think that "state funded schools that select students by their religion undermine community cohesion", and large majorities want top see a change of policy on admissions, employment and discrimination

Multi-faith call to end religious discrimination in schooling

staff writers — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:23:15 +0100

Members of a range of religious traditions - Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu and Muslim - have issued a joint public call to end religion-based discrimination on admissions and employment in Britain's schools.