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6 Jun 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.
21 Jan 2013

C of E urged to match call for inclusive education with practical steps

The Accord Coalition for inclusive schooling has welcomed the Church of England's call for inclusion in education, and urged it to take practical steps.
17 Dec 2012

Civic groups call for an end to religious selection in state schools

A wide range of civic groups have written to the Secretary of State for Education, urging the end of religious selection in state-funded schools.
15 Nov 2012

Discrimination on religious grounds in education is spiritually and socially harmful

As we report here, a November 2012 ComRes opinion survey commissioned by the Accord Coalition on inclusive education indicates that the British public is overwhelmingly opposed to selection or discrimination on grounds of religion in the matter of admissions to state funded schools.
15 Nov 2012

Opinion poll: religious selection or discrimination in school admissions
15 Nov 2012

Public overwhelmingly opposes religious selection in state funded schools

Nearly three-quarters of the British public (73 per cent) would like an end to state funded schools selecting pupils on the basis of religion or belief.
4 Nov 2012

Accord Coalition publishes inclusive education position papers

The Accord Coalition for inclusive education has published the first four of a series of position papers setting out its main campaign objectives.
9 Jul 2012

Why the church should back community schooling

Today I am off to the General Synod of the Church of England in York, to talk at a meeting about church schools and community benefit.
9 Jul 2012

Government urged to keep faith on homophobic bullying pledge

The Accord Coalition for inclusive education has called on the Government to uphold its Coalition Agreement pledge to tackle homophobic bullying.
9 Jul 2012

Accord Coalition for inclusive education at C of E General Synod

Following the success of the Accord Coalition fringe meeting at the Church of England's General Synod in February, a further event will take place at the Synod in York, at lunchtime on Monday 9 July 2012.

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