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October 17, 2018

Study fnds reform of faith schools would better serve pupils and society

A new investigation has concluded the legal and policy framework around faith schools in England is overly deferential towards parental choice and gives too little consideration to the interests of individual pupils and wider society.
September 26, 2014

New evidence on impact of religious selection in schooling

The Fair Admissions Campaign has revealed startling new insight about the extent to which selection by faith leads to greater socio-economic segregation in England’s school system.
January 25, 2014

Church-Humanist agreement on education change 'a positive sign'

The Christian think-tank Ekklesia, which works to promote a just society open to people of all beliefs, says that a joint education reform initiative from the Church of Scotland and the Humanist Society Scotland is a “positive sign” about the future of religion and belief in the world today.
January 25, 2014

Kirk and Humanists in joint call for school 'Time of Reflection' reform

The Church of Scotland and Humanist Society Scotland have jointly said they wish to see 'Religious Observance' in schools changed to 'Time for Reflection'.
October 24, 2013

Kirk call for more inclusive school assemblies welcomed

The Accord Coalition has welcomed the call by the Church of Scotland for Religious Observance in Scottish schools to be reformed.
August 10, 2013

Raising questions about denominationally-based schooling

For the enrichment and development of plural public education on the one hand, and healthy faith communities on the other, it is necessary that the distinction between the two - as well as their need to converse and cooperate - is understood and put into operation, says Simon Barrow. That is why community schooling for all is so important.
June 6, 2013

Professor Ted Cantle: advocate of bridges not barriers

Professor Ted Cantle, Chair of the iCoCo Foundation and a leading national expert on community cohesion and intercultural relations, has joined the Accord Coalition for inclusive education.
June 6, 2013

Catholic schools body in Northern Ireland wants to end discrimination

The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools has called for laws allowing faith schools to discriminate on religious grounds in the employment of teachers to end.
April 22, 2013

Accord responds to Government consultation on National Curriculum

The Accord Coalition for inclusive education has responded to the Government’s consultation on its proposed new National Curriculum for England.
February 10, 2013

Accord concerned about indirect religious selection at non-faith schools

The Accord Coalition for inclusive education has written to Surrey County Council, urging it to reconsider proposed admission arrangements for Reigate Priory School.