Category - church schools

Comment on 'Bad Faith' faith schools report

Press Office — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:19:56 +0100

Responding to today's report 'Bad Faith' by Cristina Odone for the Centre for Policy Studies, Jonathan Bartley, director of the religious thinktank Ekklesia said:

Report on faith schools 'fails to address issues of inclusion'

staff writers — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:54:57 +0100

The British Humanist Association (BHA) and the religious thinktank Ekklesia are amongst those who have today criticised as 'misguided' a report on faith schools published today by the Centre for Policy Studies

Inquiry ordered into faith schools admissions

staff writers — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:09:15 +0000

An inquiry has been ordered following claims that some schools - most notably faith schools - have been breaking laws aimed at making admissions fairer. Schools Adjudicator Philip Hunter has been given until July for his probe.

Review of admissions in church schools desperately needed

Press Office — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:42:20 +0000

Following the news that Secretary of State Ed Balls has ordered a review of admissions policies in faith and church schools, Jonathan Bartley, co-director of the religious thinktank Ekklesia, who h

Faith schools are breaking the law on admissions

staff writers — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:54:22 +0000

Faith schools appear to be the main offenders when it comes to breaking new rules on admissions, a Government survey has found.
Ed Balls, schools secretary, announced that his Department had randomly picked three authorities to examine

Tory leader doesn't condemn faith school fakers

staff writers — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:35:28 +0000

Tory leader David Cameron has refused to condemn parents who pretend that they have Christian beliefs in order to win places in church schools. His comments came in an interview for the Times newspaper.

Cheapside Debate on church schools

Simon Barrow — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:55:51 +0000

Jonathan Bartley, co-director of Ekklesia is debating church schools with John Hall (ex-head of C of E Board of Education, now Dean of Westminster) and Jeremy Craddock, Dean of Emmanuel College Cambridge, in central London.

Poll forces Church to re-examine way it teaches religion in schools, The Times, 19th November 2007

Press Office — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:09:22 +0000

The Church of England is to re-examine its approach to teaching religion in its schools after a "surprising" number of people told pollsters that church schools promote "narrow religious teaching", re

Church of England should stop 'spinning' around church schools says think-tank

staff writers — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:01:19 +0000

It is time that the Church of England faced up to the widespread public concern surrounding church schools and stopped trying to pretend that fear about Church schools comes only from a vociferous anti-religious minority.

Survey reveals widespread distrust of church schools

staff writers — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:00:11 +0000

In what will be a blow to both church and government which has supported new church schools, the results of the survey conducted by Opinion Research Business (ORB) on behalf of the Church show widespread distrust of church schools.