Category - religious education

Learning the many faces of humanism

Mark Vernon — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:48:58 +0100

Humanism is a philosophy and approach to life that has Christian, atheist, deist and theist roots, says Mark Vernon. So when it is taught in schools, what kind of approach will be adopted?

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.

Government issues guidelines to teachers on creationism and ID

staff writers — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:34:08 +0100

Following a number of requests, the UK Department of Children, Schools, and Families has issued guidance for teachers uncertain whether and how to discuss creationism – which is rejected by both scientists and theologians as lacking factual and theoretical value.

Pupils exam choices show a continuing interest in Religious Education

staff writers — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:43:49 +0100

Despite a significant overall fall-off over the past 30 years, more than 171,000 GCSE students are opening envelopes to reveal their grades in Religious Education today, an increase of 7.2 per cent in those taking the full course since 2006.