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Support for integrated schooling
Our work in this area
Ekklesia examines and analyses the work of faith schools and works for their positive reform. It is a founder member of Accord which works to make admissions and recruitment policies in all state-funded schools free from discrimination on grounds of religion or belief. Research includes:
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Support for integrated schooling
Simon Barrow, co-director of the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia, one of the founders of the Accord coalition for inclusive schooling, said: “The story of the continuing development of integrated schooling in Northern Ireland is inspiring and challenging. Though the situation in the province is very different to other parts of the UK, there is much to learn from the experience of encouraging cross-community participation rather than segregation in schooling.”
He added: “The present UK government policy drift towards more single faith schools, the lack of a national curriculum for RE, and the granting of the ability to discriminate in admissions and employment on grounds of religion or belief – all this is unhelpful to the development of a healthy, mixed society. Publicly funded schools should be open to all and run for all, whether they are sponsored by religious, civic and business groups or not.”
Background here: http://ekklesia.co.uk/node/8471
See also: 'Accord coalition encourages MPs to back inclusive schooling' - http://ekklesia.co.uk/node/8473
'A Christian case for Accord' - http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/7627